School life expectancy, secondary, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, secondary, female was 6.97 years in 2024. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, secondary, female in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2024, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Switzerland stood at 6.97 years.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, female in Switzerland peaked at 7.05 years in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.27 years, in 2004.
Switzerland ranks 57th of 213 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.41 years | 6.27 years | 6.59 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.89 years | 6.69 years | 7 years | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.02 years | 6.97 years | 7.05 years | 5 |
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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, female in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, secondary, female in Switzerland was 6.97 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 7.05 years in 2023.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.27 years in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, female?
- Switzerland ranks 57th out of 213 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, secondary, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release