School age population, lower secondary education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: School age population, lower secondary education, female was 120,027 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
120,027 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
119th
of 205 countries
All-time high
147,457 number
in 1979
All-time low
110,602 number
in 1993
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Switzerland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 120,027 number for school age population, lower secondary education, female in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, female in Switzerland peaked at 147,457 number in 1979 and was at its lowest, 110,602 number, in 1993.
That places Switzerland 119th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 130,293 number | — |
| 1971 | 130,966 number | +0.5% |
| 1972 | 132,832 number | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 134,931 number | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 137,626 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 140,541 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 143,192 number | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 145,536 number | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 146,975 number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 147,457 number | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 147,329 number | -0.1% |
| 1981 | 147,042 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 146,386 number | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 144,511 number | -1.3% |
| 1984 | 141,024 number | -2.4% |
| 1985 | 136,448 number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 131,388 number | -3.7% |
| 1987 | 127,034 number | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 122,928 number | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 119,354 number | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 116,228 number | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 113,243 number | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 111,420 number | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 110,602 number | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 111,225 number | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 112,814 number | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 114,850 number | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 116,997 number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 118,630 number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 119,669 number | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 120,462 number | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 121,329 number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 122,529 number | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 123,562 number | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 124,754 number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 126,226 number | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 127,952 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 129,703 number | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 130,223 number | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 129,418 number | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 127,830 number | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 125,998 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 124,877 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 123,145 number | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 121,274 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 119,641 number | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 118,290 number | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 118,894 number | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 119,332 number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 119,759 number | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 120,027 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 139,035 number | 130,293 number | 147,457 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 136,344 number | 119,354 number | 147,329 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 114,568 number | 110,602 number | 119,669 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 125,616 number | 120,462 number | 130,223 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 121,904 number | 118,290 number | 127,830 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 120,027 number | 120,027 number | 120,027 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 116 Belgium 128,545 number compare
- 117 Lebanon 127,038 number compare
- 118 New Zealand 125,073 number compare
- 120 Bosnia and Herzegovina 111,507 number compare
- 121 Panama 107,624 number compare
- 122 Costa Rica 104,102 number compare
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, female in Switzerland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, female in Switzerland was 120,027 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 147,457 number in 1979.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 110,602 number in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 119th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.