Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 15,734 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland is 15,734, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland peaked at 15,734 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12,281, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 63rd of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12,281 | — |
| 2013 | 12,921 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 13,753 | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 14,288 | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 14,373 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14,403 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 14,680 | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 14,975 | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 15,102 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 15,357 | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 15,250 | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 15,734 | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13,814 | 12,281 | 14,680 | 7 |
| 2020s | 15,284 | 14,975 | 15,734 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland?
- Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland was 15,734 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 15,734 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,281 in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 63rd out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 Teachers in pre-primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release