Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Switzerland

Switzerland: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 83,734 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
83,734 number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
89th
of 170 countries
All-time high
83,734 number
in 2018
All-time low
71,625 number
in 2010
Years of data
20
1999–2018

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Switzerland, 1999–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1999200820181999: 76.5k number2000: 76.5k number2001: 75.9k number2002: 76.0k number2003: 76.0k number2004: 74.8k number2005: 75.9k number2006: 75.5k number2007: 74.1k number2008: 73.7k number2009: 74.3k number2010: 71.6k number2011: 72.4k number2012: 72.7k number2013: 76.3k number2014: 79.9k number2015: 81.6k number2016: 83.7k number2017: 83.6k number2018: 83.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in early childhood education, female in Switzerland is 83,734 number, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Switzerland peaked at 83,734 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 71,625 number, in 2010.

That places Switzerland 89th out of 170 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number) in Switzerland, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 76,470 number
2000 76,525 number +0.1%
2001 75,863 number -0.9%
2002 75,967 number +0.1%
2003 75,986 number +0.0%
2004 74,821 number -1.5%
2005 75,854 number +1.4%
2006 75,538 number -0.4%
2007 74,089 number -1.9%
2008 73,728 number -0.5%
2009 74,319 number +0.8%
2010 71,625 number -3.6%
2011 72,391 number +1.1%
2012 72,674 number +0.4%
2013 76,270 number +4.9%
2014 79,858 number +4.7%
2015 81,552 number +2.1%
2016 83,676 number +2.6%
2017 83,642 number -0.0%
2018 83,734 number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76,470 number 76,470 number 76,470 number 1
2000s 75,269 number 73,728 number 76,525 number 10
2010s 78,380 number 71,625 number 83,734 number 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 86 Hong Kong, China 84,335 number compare
  2. 87 Benin 84,297 number compare
  3. 88 Ireland 84,224 number compare
  4. 90 Greece 80,955 number compare
  5. 91 Slovakia 80,327 number compare
  6. 92 Palestine, State of 72,207 number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Switzerland?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Switzerland was 83,734 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 83,734 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 71,625 number in 2010.
How does Switzerland rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Switzerland ranks 89th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. 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 Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.