School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, tertiary, male was 3.02 years in 2024. β² Rising
School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Switzerland, 2000β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Switzerland is 3.02 years, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Switzerland peaked at 3.07 years in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.09 years, in 2002.
Switzerland ranks 47th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.27 years | 2.09 years | 2.37 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.7 years | 2.51 years | 2.88 years | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.02 years | 2.92 years | 3.07 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, tertiary, male in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, tertiary, male in Switzerland was 3.02 years in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.07 years in 2022.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, tertiary, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.09 years in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, tertiary, male?
- Switzerland ranks 47th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school life expectancy, tertiary, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. 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, tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release