School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.35 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland is 16.35 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland peaked at 16.56 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.3 years, in 2002.
That places Switzerland 32nd out of 179 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 to tertiary, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.39 years | — |
| 2001 | 15.4 years | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.3 years | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 15.41 years | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 15.47 years | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 15.48 years | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.54 years | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 15.62 years | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 15.63 years | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 15.62 years | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 15.78 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15.79 years | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 15.93 years | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 16.08 years | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 16.2 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 16.19 years | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.18 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.28 years | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 16.35 years | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 16.41 years | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 16.5 years | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 16.55 years | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 16.56 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 16.35 years | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.49 years | 15.3 years | 15.63 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.09 years | 15.78 years | 16.35 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 16.47 years | 16.35 years | 16.56 years | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland was 16.35 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.56 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.3 years in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Switzerland ranks 32nd out of 179 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release