Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita was 0.0065 units per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Switzerland, 2012–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Switzerland stood at 0.0065 units per person. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Switzerland peaked at 0.0065 units per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0056 units per person, in 2012.
Switzerland ranks 50th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 0.0056 units per person | — |
| 2013 | 0.0057 units per person | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 0.0058 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0059 units per person | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.006 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0061 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0061 units per person | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0062 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0063 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0064 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0064 units per person | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.0065 units per person | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.0059 units per person | 0.0056 units per person | 0.0061 units per person | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.0063 units per person | 0.0062 units per person | 0.0065 units per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Switzerland?
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita in Switzerland was 0.0065 units per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0065 units per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0056 units per person in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 50th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.