Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Switzerland

Switzerland: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 13,481 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
13,481 number
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
24th
of 131 countries
All-time high
13,481 number
in 2018
All-time low
8,237 number
in 1998
Years of data
21
1998–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Switzerland, 1998–2018

05.0k10.0k15.0k1998200820181998: 8.2k number1999: 8.4k number2000: 8.5k number2001: 8.6k number2002: 8.7k number2003: 9.2k number2004: 9.7k number2005: 10.1k number2006: 10.3k number2007: 10.3k number2008: 10.5k number2009: 10.9k number2010: 11.4k number2011: 11.8k number2012: 12.2k number2013: 12.5k number2014: 12.7k number2015: 12.8k number2016: 13.1k number2017: 13.3k number2018: 13.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 13,481 number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Switzerland peaked at 13,481 number in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8,237 number, in 1998.

Switzerland ranks 24th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in Switzerland, 1998 to 2018.
Year number Change
1998 8,237 number —
1999 8,382 number +1.8%
2000 8,483 number +1.2%
2001 8,560 number +0.9%
2002 8,688 number +1.5%
2003 9,235 number +6.3%
2004 9,703 number +5.1%
2005 10,079 number +3.9%
2006 10,281 number +2.0%
2007 10,298 number +0.2%
2008 10,452 number +1.5%
2009 10,915 number +4.4%
2010 11,427 number +4.7%
2011 11,755 number +2.9%
2012 12,237 number +4.1%
2013 12,516 number +2.3%
2014 12,733 number +1.7%
2015 12,837 number +0.8%
2016 13,131 number +2.3%
2017 13,325 number +1.5%
2018 13,481 number +1.2%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 13,481 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 4,037 number, 3.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 13,481 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3,667 number, 3.7× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8,310 number 8,237 number 8,382 number 2
2000s 9,669 number 8,483 number 10,915 number 10
2010s 12,605 number 11,427 number 13,481 number 9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 21 Poland 18,632 number compare
  2. 22 Greece 14,949 number compare
  3. 23 Italy 14,160 number compare
  4. 25 Pakistan 13,363 number compare
  5. 26 South Africa 12,934 number compare
  6. 27 Czechia 12,430 number compare

See the full ranking of 176 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Switzerland?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in Switzerland was 13,481 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 13,481 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 8,237 number in 1998.
How does Switzerland rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
Switzerland ranks 24th out of 131 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. 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 tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.