Teachers in primary education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in primary education, female was 43,010 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, female in Switzerland, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2018, teachers in primary education, female in Switzerland stood at 43,010 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.2% over ten years.
That places Switzerland 69th out of 196 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.
Teachers in primary education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 36,697 number | — |
| 2013 | 38,138 number | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 39,263 number | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 40,606 number | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 42,343 number | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 43,010 number | +1.6% |
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More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, female in Switzerland?
- Teachers in primary education, female in Switzerland was 43,010 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 43,010 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 36,697 number in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in primary education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 69th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in primary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. 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 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 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.