Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Switzerland

Switzerland: Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 90,177 number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
90,177 number
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
89th
of 196 countries
All-time high
90,177 number
in 2018
All-time low
60,771 number
in 1982
Years of data
41
1977–2018

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Switzerland, 1977–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k100.0k1977199720181977: 69.7k number1978: 65.9k number1979: 64.3k number1980: 62.9k number1981: 61.9k number1982: 60.8k number1983: 61.6k number1984: 61.4k number1985: 62.1k number1986: 63.3k number1987: 65.5k number1988: 68.2k number1989: 69.1k number1990: 70.5k number1991: 71.6k number1992: 72.5k number1993: 75.8k number1994: 78.4k number1995: 81.4k number1996: 83.0k number1998: 82.4k number1999: 81.2k number2000: 81.2k number2001: 80.5k number2002: 80.5k number2003: 79.9k number2004: 79.0k number2005: 80.3k number2006: 80.6k number2007: 79.1k number2008: 78.0k number2009: 78.6k number2010: 75.6k number2011: 76.2k number2012: 77.0k number2013: 81.5k number2014: 85.8k number2015: 87.3k number2016: 88.8k number2017: 89.0k number2018: 90.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Switzerland stood at 90,177 number. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Switzerland peaked at 90,177 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 60,771 number, in 1982.

Switzerland ranks 89th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 66,656 number 64,329 number 69,699 number 3
1980s 63,683 number 60,771 number 69,137 number 10
1990s 77,417 number 70,475 number 82,988 number 9
2000s 79,762 number 77,971 number 81,226 number 10
2010s 83,485 number 75,575 number 90,177 number 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 86 Norway 92,289 number compare
  2. 87 Paraguay 91,972 number compare
  3. 88 Hong Kong 91,910 number compare
  4. 90 Niger 87,809 number compare
  5. 91 Serbia 86,623 number compare
  6. 92 Slovak Republic 85,985 number compare

See the full ranking of 241 places β†’

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All data for Switzerland β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Switzerland?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Switzerland was 90,177 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 90,177 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 60,771 number in 1982.
How does Switzerland rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
Switzerland ranks 89th out of 196 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
241 places, 7,187 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) 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.