School age population, pre-primary education, male in Switzerland

Switzerland: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 89,452 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
89,452 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
121st
of 206 countries
All-time high
104,777 number
in 1973
All-time low
71,861 number
in 1986
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, pre-primary education, male in Switzerland, 1970–2020

025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k197019952020

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

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in Switzerland, 1970 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 118 Norway 94,523 number compare
  2. 119 Hong Kong, China 92,565 number compare
  3. 120 Greece 91,548 number compare
  4. 122 Georgia 89,252 number compare
  5. 123 Gabon 88,596 number compare
  6. 124 Denmark 88,467 number compare

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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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.