Secondary education, teachers in Switzerland
Switzerland: Secondary education, teachers was 52.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Switzerland, 1979–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Switzerland stood at 52.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Switzerland peaked at 52.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.0%, in 1979.
That places Switzerland 129th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 40.0% | — |
| 1980 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 48.4% | +21.0% |
| 2013 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 50.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 51.4% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 1980s | 40.0% | 40.0% | 40.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 49.4% | 48.4% | 50.6% | 7 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.0% | 52.2% | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is secondary education, teachers in Switzerland?
- Secondary education, teachers in Switzerland was 52.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 52.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.0% in 1979.
- How does Switzerland rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Switzerland ranks 129th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.