Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male was 99.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Switzerland, 1977–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Switzerland stood at 99.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Switzerland peaked at 100.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.0%, in 1980.
That places Switzerland 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 58.6% | — |
| 1978 | 55.4% | -5.4% |
| 1979 | 55.0% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 35.0% | -36.3% |
| 1981 | 55.6% | +58.7% |
| 1982 | 54.2% | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 54.3% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 54.7% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | +82.6% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 99.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 98.6%, 1.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 99.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 98.7%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +82.6% | 54.5% | 99.6% |
| 1981 | +58.7% | 35.0% | 55.6% |
| 1980 | -36.3% | 55.0% | 35.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.3% | 55.0% | 58.6% | 3 |
| 1980s | 51.8% | 35.0% | 55.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 4 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 19 Czechia 99.4% compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 99.4% compare
- 21 Azerbaijan 99.4% compare
- 23 Chile 99.1% compare
- 24 Estonia 99.0% compare
- 25 Montenegro 99.0% compare
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 survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Switzerland?
- Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male in Switzerland was 99.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.0% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male?
- Switzerland ranks 22nd out of 164 countries with data for 2021.
- Is survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release