School age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: School age population, early childhood education, female was 87,873 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland stood at 87,873. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland peaked at 87,873 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72,250, in 2007.
That places Switzerland 135th out of 207 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 80,037 | — |
| 2001 | 79,312 | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 79,277 | -0.0% |
| 2003 | 78,612 | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 77,133 | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 76,049 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 73,926 | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 72,250 | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 72,337 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 72,707 | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 73,602 | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 74,934 | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 75,185 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 76,501 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 78,147 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 81,294 | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 82,173 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 82,237 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 82,946 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 84,312 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 85,726 | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 86,980 | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 87,369 | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 87,234 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 87,873 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76,164 | 72,250 | 80,037 | 10 |
| 2010s | 79,133 | 73,602 | 84,312 | 10 |
| 2020s | 87,036 | 85,726 | 87,873 | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland was 87,873 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 87,873 in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 72,250 in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 135th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release