Primary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Primary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0065 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland is 0.0065 units per person, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0065 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 units per person, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 50th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Primary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0056 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0057 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.006 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.0065 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0055 units per person, 1.2× the median. (78 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.0065 units per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0041 units per person, 1.6× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 primary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland?
- Primary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0065 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for primary education, teachers, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 50th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Primary education, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Primary education, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Primary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.