School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes was 7.05 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Switzerland is 7.05 years, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Switzerland peaked at 7.15 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.48 years, in 2004.
Switzerland ranks 49th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.61 years | — |
| 2001 | 6.61 years | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.53 years | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 6.5 years | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 6.48 years | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 6.54 years | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.59 years | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.65 years | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.71 years | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 6.72 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.78 years | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 6.81 years | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 6.87 years | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.03 years | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.08 years | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 7.08 years | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 7.08 years | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.11 years | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.12 years | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 7.13 years | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 7.14 years | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 7.15 years | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 7.05 years | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.59 years | 6.48 years | 6.72 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 7 years | 6.78 years | 7.12 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.12 years | 7.05 years | 7.15 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, secondary, both sexes in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes in Switzerland was 7.05 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.15 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 years in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes?
- Switzerland ranks 49th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, both sexes rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, secondary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release