Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Secondary education, teachers, per capita was 0.0076 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland, 1979–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.0076 units per person.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0082 units per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0063 units per person, in 1979.
Switzerland ranks 59th of 201 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.0063 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 0.0065 units per person | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 units per person | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0082 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0079 units per person | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0075 units per person | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0073 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0073 units per person | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0073 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0072 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.0073 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0074 units per person | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0075 units per person | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0076 units per person | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0063 units per person | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.0077 units per person | 0.0073 units per person | 0.0082 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0074 units per person | 0.0072 units per person | 0.0076 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland?
- Secondary education, teachers, per capita in Switzerland was 0.0076 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0082 units per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers, per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0063 units per person in 1979.
- How does Switzerland rank for secondary education, teachers, per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 59th out of 201 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers, per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. 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, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Secondary education, teachers 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, teachers divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.