Teachers in primary education, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in primary education, male was 9,628 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in primary education, male in Switzerland, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, teachers in primary education, male in Switzerland stood at 9,628. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in primary education, male in Switzerland peaked at 9,628 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8,168, in 2013.
Switzerland ranks 91st of 212 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 primary education, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 8,259 | — |
| 2013 | 8,168 | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 8,626 | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 8,561 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 8,790 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 8,645 | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 8,764 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 8,928 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 9,014 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 9,178 | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 9,318 | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 9,628 | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8,545 | 8,168 | 8,790 | 7 |
| 2020s | 9,213 | 8,928 | 9,628 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in primary education, male in Switzerland?
- Teachers in primary education, male in Switzerland was 9,628 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9,628 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in primary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,168 in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in primary education, male?
- Switzerland ranks 91st out of 212 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in primary education, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release