Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Switzerland
Switzerland: Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity was 1.54 million in 2012. ▲ Rising
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Switzerland, 2002–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Switzerland stood at 1.54 million. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Switzerland peaked at 1.54 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million, in 2002.
That places Switzerland 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.45 million | — |
| 2003 | 1.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.48 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 1.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.50 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.50 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.51 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 1.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.53 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 1.54 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.49 million | 1.45 million | 1.51 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.53 million | 1.52 million | 1.54 million | 3 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Switzerland?
- Students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity in Switzerland was 1.54 million in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2012.
- Is students by isced level, type of institution and study intensity rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students by ISCED level, type of institution and study intensity (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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