Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school was 73.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Switzerland is 73.6%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Switzerland peaked at 78.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 71.8%, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 74th of 178 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.7% | 73.7% | 76.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 71.8% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.4% | 73.0% | 73.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 58,349 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.44 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Switzerland?
- Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school in Switzerland was 73.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 78.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest share of children enrolled in pre-primary school recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.8% in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of children enrolled in pre-primary school?
- Switzerland ranks 74th out of 178 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of children enrolled in pre-primary school rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children enrolled in pre-primary school. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of children of pre-primary school age (typically 3–5 years old) who are enrolled in pre-primary education.