Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 41.4% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Switzerland, 1978–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2017, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Switzerland stood at 41.4%.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Switzerland peaked at 44.6% in 1989 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2005.
That places Switzerland 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 38 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 37.9% | — |
| 1979 | 37.7% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 38.3% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 39.2% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 40.1% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 40.9% | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 41.8% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 42.7% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 43.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 43.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 44.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 44.5% | -0.3% |
| 1991 | 43.5% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 42.0% | -3.3% |
| 1993 | 38.1% | -9.4% |
| 1994 | 36.9% | -3.2% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 37.4% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 36.9% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 36.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 37.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.0% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 41.5% | +8.1% |
| 2015 | 41.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 41.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.4% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.8% | 37.7% | 37.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.9% | 38.3% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.1% | 36.6% | 44.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.5% | 35.7% | 38.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.2% | 38.0% | 41.7% | 7 |
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 share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Switzerland?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Switzerland was 41.4% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 44.6% in 1989.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.