Over-age students, primary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Over-age students, primary was 1.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Switzerland, 1977–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.4% for over-age students, primary in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.5% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Switzerland peaked at 5.5% in 1978 and was at its lowest, 1.4%, in 2017.
That places Switzerland 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 5.2% | — |
| 1978 | 5.5% | +5.1% |
| 1981 | 2.6% | -53.7% |
| 1982 | 2.6% | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.6% | -1.8% |
| 1984 | 2.6% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 2.5% | -1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.4% | -6.1% |
| 1987 | 2.2% | -6.0% |
| 1988 | 2.1% | -3.9% |
| 1989 | 2.1% | -3.8% |
| 1990 | 2.1% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 2.1% | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.9% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 2.0% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | -8.5% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 2.2% | +18.4% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 2.1% | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.2% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 2.2% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 2.3% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.2% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 2.1% | -4.6% |
| 2008 | 2.0% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | -2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.8% | -6.1% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 1.5% | -7.9% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | -6.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.4% | 5.2% | 5.5% | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.4% | 2.1% | 2.6% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 2.1% | 1.9% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.6% | 1.4% | 1.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Switzerland?
- Over-age students, primary in Switzerland was 1.4% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 1978.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.4% in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for over-age students, primary?
- Switzerland ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. 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 (% of 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.