School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender was 1.37 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.37 GPIA for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Switzerland peaked at 1.62 GPIA in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.11 GPIA, in 2009.
Switzerland ranks 28th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.62 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 1.61 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 1.56 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 1.55 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 1.59 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.56 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 1.52 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 1.49 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 1.17 GPIA | -21.9% |
| 2009 | 1.11 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.13 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 1.16 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 1.17 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.35 GPIA | +14.9% |
| 2014 | 1.39 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 1.4 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.39 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.38 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 1.37 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 1.34 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 1.32 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 1.38 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 1.39 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.38 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 1.37 GPIA | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.48 GPIA | 1.11 GPIA | 1.62 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.31 GPIA | 1.13 GPIA | 1.4 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.37 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.39 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender in Switzerland was 1.37 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.62 GPIA in 2000.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender?
- Switzerland ranks 28th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. 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 life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release