Share of primary schools with toilets in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of primary schools with toilets was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 96 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2011
All-time low
98.3%
in 2012
Years of data
9
2011–2024
Share of primary schools with toilets in Switzerland, 2011–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary schools with toilets in Switzerland is 100.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary schools with toilets in Switzerland peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 98.3%, in 2012.
That places Switzerland 1st out of 96 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of primary schools with toilets in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 100.0% | — |
| 2012 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.3% | 98.3% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary schools with toilets in Switzerland?
- Share of primary schools with toilets in Switzerland was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of primary schools with toilets recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.3% in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of primary schools with toilets?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 96 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary schools with toilets rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary schools with toilets. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of primary schools that have access to single-sex basic sanitation facilities, as defined by international standards.