School age population, upper secondary education, female in Switzerland

Switzerland: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 169,270 number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
169,270 number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
98th
of 205 countries
All-time high
198,287 number
in 1984
All-time low
154,266 number
in 1997
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, female in Switzerland, 1970–2020

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k197019952020

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 169,270 number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Switzerland peaked at 198,287 number in 1984 and was at its lowest, 154,266 number, in 1997.

Switzerland ranks 98th 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, upper secondary education, female in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, female (number) in Switzerland, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 184,374 number
1971 179,482 number -2.7%
1972 178,524 number -0.5%
1973 179,388 number +0.5%
1974 180,865 number +0.8%
1975 182,101 number +0.7%
1976 183,047 number +0.5%
1977 184,312 number +0.7%
1978 186,416 number +1.1%
1979 189,068 number +1.4%
1980 191,786 number +1.4%
1981 194,114 number +1.2%
1982 196,335 number +1.1%
1983 197,714 number +0.7%
1984 198,287 number +0.3%
1985 197,734 number -0.3%
1986 195,640 number -1.1%
1987 192,933 number -1.4%
1988 188,584 number -2.3%
1989 183,073 number -2.9%
1990 177,158 number -3.2%
1991 171,486 number -3.2%
1992 167,552 number -2.3%
1993 163,855 number -2.2%
1994 160,362 number -2.1%
1995 157,223 number -2.0%
1996 154,777 number -1.6%
1997 154,266 number -0.3%
1998 154,955 number +0.4%
1999 156,597 number +1.1%
2000 158,571 number +1.3%
2001 160,361 number +1.1%
2002 163,283 number +1.8%
2003 165,404 number +1.3%
2004 166,815 number +0.9%
2005 167,793 number +0.6%
2006 168,717 number +0.6%
2007 171,816 number +1.8%
2008 174,671 number +1.7%
2009 177,164 number +1.4%
2010 178,765 number +0.9%
2011 178,995 number +0.1%
2012 180,710 number +1.0%
2013 180,551 number -0.1%
2014 178,632 number -1.1%
2015 175,349 number -1.8%
2016 171,374 number -2.3%
2017 170,896 number -0.3%
2018 170,622 number -0.2%
2019 170,135 number -0.3%
2020 169,270 number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 182,758 number 178,524 number 189,068 number 10
1980s 193,620 number 183,073 number 198,287 number 10
1990s 161,823 number 154,266 number 177,158 number 10
2000s 167,460 number 158,571 number 177,164 number 10
2010s 175,603 number 170,135 number 180,710 number 10
2020s 169,270 number 169,270 number 169,270 number 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 95 Central African Republic 174,296 number compare
  2. 96 El Salvador 173,985 number compare
  3. 97 Austria 171,455 number compare
  4. 99 Congo 164,770 number compare
  5. 100 Libya 163,644 number compare
  6. 101 Liberia 163,561 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, female in Switzerland?
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Switzerland was 169,270 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 198,287 number in 1984.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 154,266 number in 1997.
How does Switzerland rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
Switzerland ranks 98th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.