Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in pre-primary education, female was 14,403 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 14,403 number for teachers in pre-primary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Switzerland ranks 63rd of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in pre-primary education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12,281 number | — |
| 2013 | 12,921 number | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 13,753 number | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 14,288 number | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 14,373 number | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 14,403 number | +0.2% |
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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 14,403 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 14,403 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in pre-primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,281 number in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in pre-primary education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 63rd out of 179 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in pre-primary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. 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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Total number of female teachers in public and private pre-primary education institutions. 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.