Primary completion rate, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Primary completion rate, female was 95.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary completion rate, female in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, female in Switzerland is 95.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Switzerland peaked at 98.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2019.
That places Switzerland 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary completion rate, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 98.8% | — |
| 2001 | 96.4% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 98.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 97.4% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.2% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 95.4% | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 96.4% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 95.5% | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 95.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 96.4% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 94.7% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.2% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 86 New Caledonia 95.9%
- 87 Kyrgyzstan 95.7% compare
- 88 Ukraine 95.6% compare
- 90 Sri Lanka 95.4% compare
- 91 Eswatini 95.3% compare
- 92 North Macedonia 95.2% compare
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 primary completion rate, female in Switzerland?
- Primary completion rate, female in Switzerland was 95.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Switzerland ranks 89th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.