Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Switzerland

Switzerland: Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 131,240 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
131,240 number
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
104th
of 192 countries
All-time high
154,585 number
in 1994
All-time low
131,240 number
in 2018
Years of data
25
1993–2018

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Switzerland, 1993–2018

050.0k100.0k150.0k1993200520181993: 150.2k number1994: 154.6k number1995: 153.0k number1996: 151.5k number1998: 140.7k number1999: 140.0k number2000: 139.9k number2001: 139.8k number2002: 141.5k number2003: 144.9k number2004: 148.4k number2005: 150.9k number2006: 152.3k number2007: 151.2k number2008: 149.4k number2009: 147.6k number2010: 147.2k number2011: 145.8k number2012: 144.6k number2013: 137.0k number2014: 136.4k number2015: 134.8k number2016: 132.5k number2017: 131.8k number2018: 131.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 131,240 number for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Switzerland peaked at 154,585 number in 1994 and was at its lowest, 131,240 number, in 2018.

Switzerland ranks 104th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in Switzerland, 1993 to 2018.
Year number Change
1993 150,175 number
1994 154,585 number +2.9%
1995 153,035 number -1.0%
1996 151,489 number -1.0%
1998 140,656 number -7.2%
1999 140,013 number -0.5%
2000 139,904 number -0.1%
2001 139,793 number -0.1%
2002 141,530 number +1.2%
2003 144,947 number +2.4%
2004 148,356 number +2.4%
2005 150,943 number +1.7%
2006 152,311 number +0.9%
2007 151,168 number -0.8%
2008 149,385 number -1.2%
2009 147,608 number -1.2%
2010 147,167 number -0.3%
2011 145,838 number -0.9%
2012 144,569 number -0.9%
2013 136,973 number -5.3%
2014 136,373 number -0.4%
2015 134,764 number -1.2%
2016 132,532 number -1.7%
2017 131,760 number -0.6%
2018 131,240 number -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 148,326 number 140,013 number 154,585 number 6
2000s 146,594 number 139,793 number 152,311 number 10
2010s 137,913 number 131,240 number 147,167 number 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 101 El Salvador 158,449 number compare
  2. 102 Costa Rica 151,672 number compare
  3. 103 Serbia 141,414 number compare
  4. 105 Slovak Republic 131,000 number compare
  5. 106 New Zealand 130,295 number compare
  6. 107 Denmark 123,859 number compare

See the full ranking of 237 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Switzerland?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in Switzerland was 131,240 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 154,585 number in 1994.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 131,240 number in 2018.
How does Switzerland rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
Switzerland ranks 104th out of 192 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
237 places, 4,657 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private lower secondary education institutions regardless of age.