Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female was 45.2% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Switzerland, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 45.2% for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Switzerland ranks 102nd of 131 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 42.9% | — |
| 2013 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 43.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 45.2% | +1.0% |
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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 upper secondary education who are female in Switzerland?
- Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female in Switzerland was 45.2% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.9% in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female?
- Switzerland ranks 102nd out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of female teachers at the upper secondary level expressed as a percentage of the total number of teachers (male and female) at the upper 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.