Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in lower secondary education, female was 17,010 number in 2018. ▼ Falling
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Switzerland, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 17,010 number for teachers in lower secondary education, female in 2018.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Switzerland ranks 61st of 138 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18,496 number | — |
| 2013 | 19,087 number | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 17,936 number | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 16,928 number | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 16,736 number | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 17,010 number | +1.6% |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in lower secondary education, female in Switzerland?
- Teachers in lower secondary education, female in Switzerland was 17,010 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19,087 number in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in lower secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,736 number in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in lower secondary education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 61st out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in lower secondary education, female 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, published as part of Teachers in lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private lower secondary education institutions (ISCED 2). Teachers are persons employed full time or part time in an official capacity to guide and direct the learning experience of pupils and students, irrespective of their qualifications or the delivery mechanism, i.e. face-to-face and/or at a distance. This definition excludes educational personnel who have no active teaching duties (e.g. headmasters, headmistresses or principals who do not teach) and persons who work occasionally or in a voluntary capacity in educational institutions.