Over-age students, primary, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Over-age students, primary, male was 1.6% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary, male in Switzerland, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of male enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary, male in Switzerland stood at 1.6%. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 8.5% on the previous year and down 32.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary, male in Switzerland peaked at 6.2% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2017.
Switzerland ranks 154th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of male enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.8% | — |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +6.5% |
| 1981 | 2.8% | -54.1% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +3.7% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 2.8% | -2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.7% | -5.3% |
| 1987 | 2.5% | -5.6% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | -4.9% |
| 1989 | 2.3% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.3% | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 2.4% | -0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.2% | -7.5% |
| 1994 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 2.0% | -8.6% |
| 1996 | 2.1% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.5% | +18.3% |
| 2000 | 2.5% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 2.5% | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 2.5% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 2.6% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 2.5% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | -5.5% |
| 2009 | 2.2% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 2.2% | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | -4.6% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | -10.8% |
| 2013 | 1.7% | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 1.7% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | -8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.0% | 5.8% | 6.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.7% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.6% | 2.2% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary, male in Switzerland?
- Over-age students, primary, male in Switzerland was 1.6% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 6.2% in 1978.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for over-age students, primary, male?
- Switzerland ranks 154th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary, male (% of male enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.