Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female was 55.6% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Switzerland, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Switzerland stood at 55.6%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Switzerland ranks 96th of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 53.2% | — |
| 2013 | 53.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 55.0% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 55.6% | +1.1% |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 93 China 57.0% compare
- 94 Indonesia 56.8% compare
- 95 Hong Kong, China 56.0%
- 97 Nicaragua 55.5%
- 98 Luxembourg 53.8% compare
- 99 Netherlands 53.7% compare
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 percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Switzerland?
- Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female in Switzerland was 55.6% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 55.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female?
- Switzerland ranks 96th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, published as part of Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the lower secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the lower secondary level in a given school year. Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.