School enrollment, primary, private in Switzerland
Switzerland: School enrollment, primary, private was 5.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Switzerland, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, primary, private in Switzerland stood at 5.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Switzerland peaked at 5.6% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1983.
Switzerland ranks 144th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 2.2% | — |
| 1982 | 1.8% | -16.0% |
| 1983 | 1.8% | -3.7% |
| 1984 | 2.1% | +16.5% |
| 1985 | 2.2% | +6.8% |
| 1986 | 2.2% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 2.3% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 2.4% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 2.4% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 2.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 2.4% | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 2.3% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 3.3% | +44.9% |
| 1994 | 3.2% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 3.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 3.2% | -1.6% |
| 1998 | 3.2% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 3.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +7.0% |
| 2003 | 3.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.8% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 4.1% | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 4.2% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 4.5% | +6.7% |
| 2010 | 4.6% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 4.9% | +6.1% |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 5.6% | +16.6% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 5.6% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 5.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 5.5% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 5.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.2% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 2.9% | 2.3% | 3.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 3.3% | 4.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.6% | 5.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 337,303 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, primary, private in Switzerland?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Switzerland was 5.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6% in 2014.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1983.
- How does Switzerland rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Switzerland ranks 144th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.