Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students was 100.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 54 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2020
All-time low
96.5%
in 2016
Years of data
13
2012–2024
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Switzerland, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 100.0% for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Switzerland peaked at 100.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 96.5%, in 2016.
Switzerland ranks 1st of 54 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 100.0% | — |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 100.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 100.0%, 1.0× the median. (11 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 98.2% | 96.5% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Andorra 100.0% compare
- 1 Bahrain 100.0% compare
- 1 British Virgin Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cayman Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Cook Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Dominica 100.0% compare
- 1 Estonia 100.0%
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 Gibraltar 100.0% compare
- 1 Hong Kong 100.0% compare
- 1 Monaco 100.0% compare
- 1 Nauru 100.0% compare
- 1 Niue 100.0% compare
- 1 Qatar 100.0% compare
- 1 Samoa 100.0% compare
- 1 San Marino 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 1 Tuvalu 100.0% compare
- 1 United Arab Emirates 100.0% compare
- 1 Uruguay 100.0% compare
- 1 Anguilla 100.0% compare
- 1 Mongolia 100.0% compare
- 1 Palau 100.0% compare
- 1 Tokelau 100.0% compare
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 share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Switzerland?
- Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students in Switzerland was 100.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of schools with adaptations for disabled students recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.5% in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of schools with adaptations for disabled students?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 54 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of schools with adaptations for disabled students rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of schools with adaptations for disabled students. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of schools with access to adapted infrastructure and materials for students with disabilities, by education level (%).