School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female was 13.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 13.05 years for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Switzerland peaked at 13.2 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.53 years, in 2004.
That places Switzerland 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.66 years | — |
| 2001 | 12.67 years | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 12.57 years | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 12.56 years | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.53 years | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.6 years | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.65 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 12.76 years | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.84 years | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 12.85 years | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 12.92 years | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 12.84 years | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.89 years | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 13.09 years | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 13.11 years | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.1 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 13.11 years | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 13.11 years | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 13.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 13.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 13.12 years | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 13.2 years | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 13.05 years | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.67 years | 12.53 years | 12.85 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.03 years | 12.84 years | 13.12 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 13.12 years | 13.05 years | 13.2 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 secondary, female in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female in Switzerland was 13.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 13.2 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.53 years in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 208 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary and secondary, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release