School age population, lower secondary education, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 125,579 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
125,579 number
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
120th
of 205 countries
All-time high
154,117 number
in 1980
All-time low
116,156 number
in 1993
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Switzerland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 125,579 number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Switzerland peaked at 154,117 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 116,156 number, in 1993.
Switzerland ranks 120th of 205 countries on this measure, 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, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 135,433 number | — |
| 1971 | 136,275 number | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 137,450 number | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 139,454 number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 142,240 number | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 145,251 number | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 148,098 number | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 150,867 number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 152,976 number | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 154,000 number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 154,117 number | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 153,823 number | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 152,955 number | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 151,282 number | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 148,156 number | -2.1% |
| 1985 | 143,845 number | -2.9% |
| 1986 | 138,890 number | -3.4% |
| 1987 | 134,246 number | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 130,125 number | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 126,440 number | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 122,938 number | -2.8% |
| 1991 | 119,348 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 116,889 number | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 116,156 number | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 117,267 number | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 119,391 number | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 121,890 number | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 124,103 number | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 126,060 number | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 127,324 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 128,082 number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 128,664 number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 129,073 number | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 129,935 number | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 131,348 number | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 133,073 number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 134,948 number | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 136,680 number | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 137,475 number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 136,964 number | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 135,503 number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 133,628 number | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 132,094 number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 130,138 number | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 128,127 number | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 126,311 number | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 124,688 number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 124,901 number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 125,036 number | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 125,310 number | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 125,579 number | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 144,204 number | 135,433 number | 154,000 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 143,388 number | 126,440 number | 154,117 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 121,137 number | 116,156 number | 127,324 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 132,624 number | 128,082 number | 137,475 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 128,574 number | 124,688 number | 135,503 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 125,579 number | 125,579 number | 125,579 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 117 New Zealand 132,235 number compare
- 118 Lebanon 131,132 number compare
- 119 Kuwait 126,822 number compare
- 121 Bosnia and Herzegovina 117,575 number compare
- 122 Panama 112,178 number compare
- 123 Costa Rica 108,986 number compare
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 school age population, lower secondary education, male in Switzerland?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Switzerland was 125,579 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 154,117 number in 1980.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 116,156 number in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Switzerland ranks 120th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.