Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Teachers in upper secondary education, female was 14,438 number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Switzerland, 2012–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 14,438 number for teachers in upper secondary education, female in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Switzerland ranks 55th of 131 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 12,953 number | — |
| 2013 | 13,378 number | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 13,481 number | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13,798 number | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 14,102 number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 14,438 number | +2.4% |
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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 upper secondary education, female in Switzerland?
- Teachers in upper secondary education, female in Switzerland was 14,438 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 14,438 number in 2018.
- What is the lowest teachers in upper secondary education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,953 number in 2012.
- How does Switzerland rank for teachers in upper secondary education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
- Is teachers in upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. 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 upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of female teachers in public and private upper secondary education institutions (ISCED 3). 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.