Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Switzerland

Switzerland: Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female was 99.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
99.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
10th
of 164 countries
All-time high
99.9%
in 2017
All-time low
83.4%
in 1980
Years of data
12
1977–2017

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Switzerland, 1977–2017

0204060801001977199720171977: 97.7 %1978: 98.9 %1979: 98.7 %1980: 83.4 %1981: 99 %1982: 98.2 %1983: 99 %1984: 98.1 %1985: 98 %1986: 98.4 %2016: 99.6 %2017: 99.9 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 99.9% for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in 2017. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year.

Over the whole period, survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Switzerland peaked at 99.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 83.4%, in 1980.

That places Switzerland 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%) in Switzerland, 1977 to 2017.
Year % Change
1977 97.7%
1978 98.9% +1.2%
1979 98.7% -0.2%
1980 83.4% -15.5%
1981 99.0% +18.7%
1982 98.2% -0.8%
1983 99.0% +0.7%
1984 98.1% -0.8%
1985 98.0% -0.1%
1986 98.4% +0.4%
2016 99.6% +1.2%
2017 99.9% +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 98.4% 97.7% 98.9% 3
1980s 96.3% 83.4% 99.0% 7
2010s 99.8% 99.6% 99.9% 2

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 7 Türkiye 100.0% compare
  2. 8 Thailand 99.9% compare
  3. 9 Egypt 99.9% compare
  4. 11 Chile 99.9% compare
  5. 12 Finland 99.9% compare
  6. 13 Italy 99.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Switzerland?
Survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female in Switzerland was 99.9% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2017.
What is the lowest survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 83.4% in 1980.
How does Switzerland rank for survival rate to grade 4 of primary education, female?
Switzerland ranks 10th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Survival rate to Grade 4 of primary education, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,248 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Percentage of a cohort of female students enrolled in the first grade of primary education in a given school year who are expected to reach grade 4, regardless of repetition. Divide the total number of students belonging to a school-cohort who reached each successive grade of primary education by the number of students in the school-cohort i.e. those originally enrolled in the first grade of primary education, and multiply the result by 100. The survival rate is calculated on the basis of the reconstructed cohort method, which uses data on enrolment and repeaters for two consecutive years.