School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland
Switzerland: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 591,088 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Latest (2020)
591,088 number
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
112th
of 205 countries
All-time high
699,725 number
in 1982
All-time low
553,097 number
in 1995
Years of data
51
1970–2020
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland stood at 591,088 number.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland peaked at 699,725 number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 553,097 number, in 1995.
Switzerland ranks 112th 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, secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 638,318 number | — |
| 1971 | 631,245 number | -1.1% |
| 1972 | 630,656 number | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 634,682 number | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 642,266 number | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 651,023 number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 659,467 number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 668,059 number | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 676,373 number | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 684,011 number | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 690,828 number | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 696,578 number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 699,725 number | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 698,842 number | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 693,481 number | -0.8% |
| 1985 | 684,079 number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 670,810 number | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 655,832 number | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 638,409 number | -2.7% |
| 1989 | 620,114 number | -2.9% |
| 1990 | 602,158 number | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 584,897 number | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 571,509 number | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 561,336 number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 555,418 number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 553,097 number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 553,750 number | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 556,952 number | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 561,930 number | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 567,991 number | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 574,481 number | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 580,721 number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 587,267 number | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 592,338 number | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 597,033 number | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 602,162 number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 608,239 number | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 617,712 number | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 624,655 number | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 628,687 number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 629,677 number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 627,470 number | -0.4% |
| 2012 | 628,274 number | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 623,917 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 615,798 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 605,546 number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 594,531 number | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 594,068 number | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 593,618 number | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 592,793 number | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 591,088 number | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 651,610 number | 630,656 number | 684,011 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 674,870 number | 620,114 number | 699,725 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 566,904 number | 553,097 number | 602,158 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 601,330 number | 574,481 number | 628,687 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 610,569 number | 592,793 number | 629,677 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 591,088 number | 591,088 number | 591,088 number | 1 |
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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, secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in Switzerland was 591,088 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 699,725 number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 553,097 number in 1995.
- How does Switzerland rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- Switzerland ranks 112th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.