School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland

Switzerland: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 45,111 number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
45,111 number
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
95th
of 164 countries
All-time high
48,068 number
in 2014
All-time low
38,518 number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland, 1998–2020

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1998200920201998: 38.5k number1999: 39.0k number2000: 39.5k number2001: 40.0k number2002: 40.9k number2003: 41.4k number2004: 41.8k number2005: 42.0k number2006: 42.1k number2007: 42.8k number2008: 43.6k number2009: 44.3k number2010: 44.8k number2011: 45.1k number2012: 45.8k number2013: 47.7k number2014: 48.1k number2015: 47.7k number2016: 46.8k number2017: 46.3k number2018: 45.8k number2019: 45.4k number2020: 45.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland is 45,111 number, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland peaked at 48,068 number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 38,518 number, in 1998.

Switzerland ranks 95th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Switzerland, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 38,518 number
1999 39,006 number +1.3%
2000 39,477 number +1.2%
2001 40,019 number +1.4%
2002 40,875 number +2.1%
2003 41,427 number +1.4%
2004 41,775 number +0.8%
2005 42,044 number +0.6%
2006 42,140 number +0.2%
2007 42,826 number +1.6%
2008 43,593 number +1.8%
2009 44,342 number +1.7%
2010 44,828 number +1.1%
2011 45,108 number +0.6%
2012 45,773 number +1.5%
2013 47,734 number +4.3%
2014 48,068 number +0.7%
2015 47,719 number -0.7%
2016 46,812 number -1.9%
2017 46,270 number -1.2%
2018 45,755 number -1.1%
2019 45,379 number -0.8%
2020 45,111 number -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 38,762 number 38,518 number 39,006 number 2
2000s 41,852 number 39,477 number 44,342 number 10
2010s 46,345 number 44,828 number 48,068 number 10
2020s 45,111 number 45,111 number 45,111 number 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 92 Uruguay 48,853 number compare
  2. 93 Kyrgyzstan 48,371 number compare
  3. 94 Turkmenistan 45,360 number compare
  4. 96 Czechia 44,053 number compare
  5. 97 Mongolia 43,573 number compare
  6. 98 Austria 43,211 number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Switzerland was 45,111 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 48,068 number in 2014.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 38,518 number in 1998.
How does Switzerland rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
Switzerland ranks 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. 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, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.