Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and was 16,293 Persons in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Switzerland, 2013–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Persons.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Switzerland stood at 16,293 Persons. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Switzerland peaked at 16,293 Persons in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13,259 Persons, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Persons | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 13,259 Persons | — |
| 2014 | 14,149 Persons | +6.7% |
| 2015 | 14,113 Persons | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 14,697 Persons | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 14,801 Persons | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 14,817 Persons | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 15,127 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 15,444 Persons | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 15,601 Persons | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 15,874 Persons | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 15,773 Persons | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 16,293 Persons | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14,423 Persons | 13,259 Persons | 15,127 Persons | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,797 Persons | 15,444 Persons | 16,293 Persons | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Switzerland?
- Teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and in Switzerland was 16,293 Persons in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16,293 Persons in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,259 Persons in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 23 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers (full database) — classroom teachers (isced 0-4) and rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Teachers (full database) — Classroom teachers (ISCED 0-4) and academic staff (ISCED 5-8). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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