Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Secondary education, pupils, per capita was 0.0707 units per person in 2024. ▼ Falling
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Switzerland, 1978–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.0707 units per person for secondary education, pupils, per capita in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, pupils, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.1041 units per person in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.0701 units per person, in 2021.
Switzerland ranks 136th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.0997 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0.1018 units per person | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 0.1034 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 0.1041 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 0.1037 units per person | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.1031 units per person | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 0.1024 units per person | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 0.1005 units per person | -1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.0976 units per person | -2.8% |
| 1987 | 0.0945 units per person | -3.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0915 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0885 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.086 units per person | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0834 units per person | -3.0% |
| 1992 | 0.0818 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0805 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.0807 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0798 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0792 units per person | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0758 units per person | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0762 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0765 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0766 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0755 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0757 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0763 units per person | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.0773 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 0.078 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0785 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.0783 units per person | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0776 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0773 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0765 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.0758 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0763 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0742 units per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0728 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.072 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0715 units per person | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.0707 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.0702 units per person | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.0701 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.0703 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0704 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0707 units per person | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1008 units per person | 0.0997 units per person | 0.1018 units per person | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.0989 units per person | 0.0885 units per person | 0.1041 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0804 units per person | 0.0758 units per person | 0.086 units per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.077 units per person | 0.0755 units per person | 0.0785 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0741 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | 0.0773 units per person | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.0703 units per person | 0.0701 units per person | 0.0707 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, pupils, per capita in Switzerland?
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0707 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1041 units per person in 1981.
- What is the lowest secondary education, pupils, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0701 units per person in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for secondary education, pupils, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 136th out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, pupils, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, pupils, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Secondary education, pupils ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, pupils Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Secondary education, pupils divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.