Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary was 8.73 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Switzerland, 1981–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2017, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Switzerland stood at 8.73.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 19.44 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 5.84, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 150th of 175 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.01 | 13.01 | 13.01 | 1 |
| 1990s | 18.99 | 18.64 | 19.44 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.12 | 5.86 | 19.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.43 | 5.84 | 8.87 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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 58,349 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.44 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Switzerland?
- Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary in Switzerland was 8.73 in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.44 in 1999.
- What is the lowest pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.84 in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 150th out of 175 countries with data for 2017.
- Is pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Tertiary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in tertiary school.