Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland
Switzerland: Primary education, teachers, gaps filled was 58,349 in 2024. β² Rising
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland, 2012β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland stood at 58,349. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland peaked at 58,349 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44,956, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 79th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 49,034 | 44,956 | 52,635 | 8 |
| 2020s | 55,782 | 53,554 | 58,349 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 58,349 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland?
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland was 58,349 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 58,349 in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,956 in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for primary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Switzerland ranks 79th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Primary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Primary education, teachers with 728 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement β these are filled holes, not forecasts.