New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Switzerland
Switzerland: New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age was 101,287 in 2024. ▼ Falling
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Switzerland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Switzerland stood at 101,287.
The figure is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Switzerland peaked at 108,227 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 96,115, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 108,227 | — |
| 2014 | 103,569 | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 102,646 | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 99,796 | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 100,817 | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 98,330 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 96,504 | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 96,115 | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 97,357 | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 96,497 | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 97,607 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 101,287 | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 101,413 | 96,504 | 108,227 | 7 |
| 2020s | 97,773 | 96,115 | 101,287 | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Switzerland?
- New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age in Switzerland was 101,287 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 108,227 in 2013.
- What is the lowest new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96,115 in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 36 countries with data for 2024.
- Is new entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of New entrants by education level, programme orientation, sex and age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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