Teachers in secondary education, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in secondary education, male was 32,605 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Teachers in secondary education, male in Switzerland, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 32,605 for teachers in secondary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, teachers in secondary education, male in Switzerland peaked at 34,068 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23,924, in 1979.
That places Switzerland 68th out of 209 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, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 23,924 | — |
| 1980 | 24,781 | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 33,526 | +35.3% |
| 2013 | 34,068 | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 32,986 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 31,661 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 31,103 | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 31,098 | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 30,980 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 30,670 | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 30,972 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 31,471 | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 31,981 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 32,605 | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 23,924 | 23,924 | 23,924 | 1 |
| 1980s | 24,781 | 24,781 | 24,781 | 1 |
| 2010s | 32,203 | 30,980 | 34,068 | 7 |
| 2020s | 31,540 | 30,670 | 32,605 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is teachers in secondary education, male in Switzerland?
- Teachers in secondary education, male in Switzerland was 32,605 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 34,068 in 2013.
- What is the lowest teachers in secondary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,924 in 1979.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in secondary education, male?
- Switzerland ranks 68th out of 209 countries with data for 2024.
- Is teachers in secondary education, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. 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 secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release