Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland
Switzerland: Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled was 68,266 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
The most recent figure for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland is 68,266, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland peaked at 68,266 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39,873, in 1979.
Switzerland ranks 78th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 39,873 | — |
| 1980 | 41,303 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 64,975 | +57.3% |
| 2013 | 66,533 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 64,403 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 63,395 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 62,387 | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 61,941 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 62,546 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 62,696 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 62,556 | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 63,678 | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 64,940 | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 66,603 | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 68,266 | +2.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 68,266 is above the median for high income countries, which is 29,363, 2.3× the median. (76 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 68,266 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 67,698, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +57.3% | 41,303 | 64,975 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39,873 | 39,873 | 39,873 | 1 |
| 1980s | 41,303 | 41,303 | 41,303 | 1 |
| 2010s | 63,610 | 61,941 | 66,533 | 8 |
| 2020s | 65,209 | 62,556 | 68,266 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland?
- Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled in Switzerland was 68,266 in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 68,266 in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, gaps filled recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,873 in 1979.
- How does Switzerland rank for secondary education, teachers, gaps filled?
- Switzerland ranks 78th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, gaps filled rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Secondary education, teachers, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
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, teachers with 719 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.