School age population, pre-primary education, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 89,452 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Switzerland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in Switzerland is 89,452 number, measured in 2020.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Switzerland peaked at 104,777 number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 71,861 number, in 1986.
Switzerland ranks 121st of 206 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, pre-primary education, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 103,020 number | — |
| 1971 | 103,778 number | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 104,638 number | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 104,777 number | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 104,163 number | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 102,790 number | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 100,766 number | -2.0% |
| 1977 | 97,649 number | -3.1% |
| 1978 | 93,484 number | -4.3% |
| 1979 | 88,789 number | -5.0% |
| 1980 | 84,146 number | -5.2% |
| 1981 | 80,205 number | -4.7% |
| 1982 | 77,309 number | -3.6% |
| 1983 | 75,051 number | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 73,416 number | -2.2% |
| 1985 | 72,368 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 71,861 number | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 72,352 number | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 73,721 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 75,576 number | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 77,450 number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 78,701 number | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 80,101 number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 81,183 number | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 82,103 number | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 83,093 number | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 84,513 number | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 85,623 number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 86,667 number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 87,491 number | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 87,924 number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 87,708 number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 86,729 number | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 85,194 number | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 83,352 number | -2.2% |
| 2005 | 81,486 number | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 79,985 number | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 78,703 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 77,653 number | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 76,914 number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 76,555 number | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 76,648 number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77,495 number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 78,923 number | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 80,722 number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 82,622 number | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 84,273 number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 85,583 number | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 86,876 number | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 88,158 number | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 89,452 number | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100,385 number | 88,789 number | 104,777 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 75,600 number | 71,861 number | 84,146 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 82,692 number | 77,450 number | 87,491 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 82,565 number | 76,914 number | 87,924 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 81,786 number | 76,555 number | 88,158 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 89,452 number | 89,452 number | 89,452 number | 1 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Switzerland?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Switzerland was 89,452 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 104,777 number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71,861 number in 1986.
- How does Switzerland rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Switzerland ranks 121st out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.