Teachers in secondary education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in secondary education, female was 35,661 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, female in Switzerland, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 35,661 for teachers in secondary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, female in Switzerland peaked at 35,661 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15,949, in 1979.
That places Switzerland 75th out of 210 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Teachers in secondary education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 15,949 | — |
| 1980 | 16,522 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 31,449 | +90.3% |
| 2013 | 32,465 | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 31,417 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 30,726 | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 30,838 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 31,448 | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 31,716 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 31,886 | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 32,706 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 33,469 | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 34,622 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 35,661 | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15,949 | 15,949 | 15,949 | 1 |
| 1980s | 16,522 | 16,522 | 16,522 | 1 |
| 2010s | 31,437 | 30,726 | 32,465 | 7 |
| 2020s | 33,669 | 31,886 | 35,661 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, female in Switzerland?
- Teachers in secondary education, female in Switzerland was 35,661 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 35,661 in 2024.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 15,949 in 1979.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in secondary education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 75th out of 210 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. 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 secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release