School enrollment, preprimary, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: School enrollment, preprimary, female was 102.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Switzerland, 1977–2020
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 102.3% for school enrollment, preprimary, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, preprimary, female in Switzerland peaked at 104.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 65.1%, in 1977.
That places Switzerland 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School enrollment, preprimary, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 65.1% | — |
| 1978 | 69.8% | +7.2% |
| 1979 | 71.9% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 74.4% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 77.1% | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 79.3% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 82.0% | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 82.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 84.7% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 86.9% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 89.3% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 91.8% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 91.1% | -0.7% |
| 1990 | 90.0% | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 90.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 90.2% | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 92.1% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 93.8% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 95.9% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 96.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 95.0% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 92.5% | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 92.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 92.0% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 93.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 94.4% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 99.8% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 99.5% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 100.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 102.4% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 99.3% | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 100.4% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 99.5% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 102.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 104.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 104.2% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 104.7% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 103.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 101.8% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 101.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 102.3% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 68.9% | 65.1% | 71.9% | 3 |
| 1980s | 83.9% | 74.4% | 91.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 93.0% | 90.0% | 96.7% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 92.0% | 102.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.2% | 99.3% | 104.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.3% | 102.3% | 102.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 enrollment, preprimary, female in Switzerland?
- School enrollment, preprimary, female in Switzerland was 102.3% in 2020, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 104.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, preprimary, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.1% in 1977.
- How does Switzerland rank for school enrollment, preprimary, female?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 194 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school enrollment, preprimary, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.