School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female was 9.21 years in 2024. ▼ Falling
School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 9.21 years for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Switzerland peaked at 9.7 years in 2008 and was at its lowest, 9.2 years, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 82nd of 200 countries on this measure, 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, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.65 years | — |
| 2001 | 9.62 years | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 9.6 years | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 9.63 years | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 9.62 years | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.64 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 9.66 years | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 9.68 years | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 9.7 years | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 9.68 years | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 9.64 years | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 9.51 years | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 9.49 years | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 9.33 years | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 9.3 years | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 9.3 years | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.28 years | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.29 years | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9.27 years | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 9.25 years | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.23 years | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.2 years | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 9.2 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.31 years | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.21 years | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.65 years | 9.6 years | 9.7 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.37 years | 9.25 years | 9.64 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.23 years | 9.2 years | 9.31 years | 5 |
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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 life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female 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, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 years in 2008.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2 years in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female?
- Switzerland ranks 82nd out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and lower secondary, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release