School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender was 0.9879 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9879 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
143rd
of 208 countries
All-time high
0.9879 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.9654 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
24
2000–2024
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.9879 GPIA for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Switzerland peaked at 0.9879 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9654 GPIA, in 2002.
That places Switzerland 143rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School life expectancy, primary … secondary adjusted GPIA gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9682 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.973 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9654 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9662 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9686 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9692 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9737 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9779 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9813 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9859 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9795 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 0.9803 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.984 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9816 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9807 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9838 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.982 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9807 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9808 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9827 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.983 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9856 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9879 GPIA | +0.2% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.9879 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 98% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.9879 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 99% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.971 GPIA | 0.9654 GPIA | 0.9813 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9821 GPIA | 0.9795 GPIA | 0.9859 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.984 GPIA | 0.9808 GPIA | 0.9879 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity in Switzerland was 0.9879 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9879 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9654 GPIA in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity?
- Switzerland ranks 143rd out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. 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, published as part of School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release