Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland

Switzerland: Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of was 20.1% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
20.1%
Change on year
up 2.1%
World rank
24th
of 146 countries
All-time high
20.1%
in 2017
All-time low
8.0%
in 1998
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland, 1998–2017

051015201998200720171998: 81999: 8.22000: 8.72001: 8.72002: 9.12003: 9.12004: 8.82005: 92006: 8.92007: 8.72008: 8.82009: 9.52010: 9.72011: 9.32012: 9.72013: 9.22014: 11.92015: 19.82016: 19.72017: 20.1

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland is 20.1%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 130.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland peaked at 20.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.0%, in 1998.

Switzerland ranks 24th of 146 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita in Switzerland, 1998 to 2017.
Year Value Change
1998 8.0%
1999 8.2% +2.3%
2000 8.7% +6.3%
2001 8.7% -0.6%
2002 9.1% +4.9%
2003 9.1% +0.4%
2004 8.8% -3.6%
2005 9.0% +2.5%
2006 8.9% -1.6%
2007 8.7% -1.4%
2008 8.8% +0.7%
2009 9.5% +8.1%
2010 9.7% +2.4%
2011 9.3% -4.0%
2012 9.7% +3.9%
2013 9.2% -5.4%
2014 11.9% +29.1%
2015 19.8% +67.1%
2016 19.7% -0.4%
2017 20.1% +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.1% 8.0% 8.2% 2
2000s 8.9% 8.7% 9.5% 10
2010s 13.7% 9.2% 20.1% 8

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 21 Latvia 21.0% compare
  2. 22 Norway 21.0% compare
  3. 23 Thailand 20.3%
  4. 25 New Zealand 19.9% compare
  5. 26 Croatia 19.0% compare
  6. 27 Poland 18.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland?
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of in Switzerland was 20.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 20.1% in 2017.
What is the lowest initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 8.0% in 1998.
How does Switzerland rank for initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of?
Switzerland ranks 24th out of 146 countries with data for 2017.
Is initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 130.3%. 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 Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Initial government funding per pre-primary student as a percentage of GDP per capita
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
146 places, 2,152 data points, 1970–2019
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Total general (local, regional and central, current and capital) initial government funding of education per student, which includes transfers paid (such as scholarships to students), but excludes transfers received, in this case international transfers to government for education (when foreign donors provide education sector budget support or other support integrated in the government budget). Calculation Method: Total general (local, regional and central) government expenditure (current and capital) on a given level of education (primary, secondary, etc) minus international transfers to government for education, divided by the number of student enrolled at that level of education. This is then expressed as a share of GDP per capita. Limitations: In some instances data on total government expenditure on education refers only to the Ministry of Education, excluding other ministries which may also spend a part of their budget on educational activities. There are also cases where it may not be possible to separate international transfers to government from general government expenditure on education, in which cases they have not been subtracted in the formula. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/