Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Switzerland
Switzerland: Public expenditure on education by education level and programme was 0.5 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Switzerland, 2012–2023
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2023, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Switzerland stood at 0.5. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 25.0% on the previous year and up 150.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Switzerland peaked at 0.5 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.2, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 20th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.2 | — |
| 2013 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.4 | +100.0% |
| 2016 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
| 2021 | 0.4 | -20.0% |
| 2022 | 0.4 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 | +25.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.325 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.45 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Switzerland?
- Public expenditure on education by education level and programme in Switzerland was 0.5 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5 in 2020.
- What is the lowest public expenditure on education by education level and programme recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for public expenditure on education by education level and programme?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 28 countries with data for 2023.
- Is public expenditure on education by education level and programme rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 150.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Public expenditure on education by education level and programme orientation - as % of public expenditure or % of GNI. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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