School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 9.21 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Switzerland stood at 9.21 years. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Switzerland peaked at 9.65 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.21 years, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 82nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.58 years | — |
| 2001 | 9.55 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.59 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.6 years | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 9.6 years | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.62 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.64 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.65 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.63 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.59 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.52 years | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.48 years | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 9.34 years | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 9.31 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.31 years | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 9.3 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 9.3 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.28 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.26 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.24 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.21 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.21 years | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 9.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.21 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.6 years | 9.55 years | 9.65 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.37 years | 9.26 years | 9.59 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.24 years | 9.21 years | 9.31 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in Switzerland was 9.21 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.65 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 years in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- Switzerland ranks 82nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. 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, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release