Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 80.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Switzerland, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Switzerland stood at 80.5%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Switzerland peaked at 87.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80.5%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 9th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 86.3% | — |
| 2003 | 85.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 86.5% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 84.2% | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.2% | 85.5% | 86.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 85.0% | 83.2% | 87.6% | 3 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 80.5% | 80.5% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 303,965 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Switzerland?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Switzerland was 80.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 87.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.5% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).