School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Switzerland stood at 1.02 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Switzerland peaked at 1.02 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9536 GPIA, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary … tertiary adjusted GPIA gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9536 GPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.9565 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.9556 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9595 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9623 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9668 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 0.9706 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9756 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.9816 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.9879 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9852 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.9868 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.993 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9928 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9979 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 1.02 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 95% of the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 1.02 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 96% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9669 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9868 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9928 GPIA | 0.9852 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.02 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 to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity in Switzerland was 1.02 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.02 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9536 GPIA in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity?
- Switzerland ranks 121st out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. 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 to 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