Primary education, teachers in Switzerland
Switzerland: Primary education, teachers was 83.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary education, teachers in Switzerland, 2012–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, primary education, teachers in Switzerland stood at 83.5%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Switzerland peaked at 83.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 67th of 200 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Primary education, teachers in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 81.6% | — |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 82.6% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.3% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 83.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.5% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 82.6% | 81.6% | 83.3% | 7 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 83.3% | 83.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Switzerland?
- Primary education, teachers in Switzerland was 83.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for primary education, teachers?
- Switzerland ranks 67th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.