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Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Switzerland

Switzerland: Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal was 2 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
2
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
45th
of 183 countries
All-time high
2
in 1998
All-time low
2
in 1998
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Switzerland, 1998–2020

00.511.521998200920201998: 21999: 22000: 22001: 22002: 22003: 22004: 22005: 22006: 22007: 22008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 22015: 22016: 22017: 22018: 22019: 22020: 2

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 2 for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Switzerland peaked at 2 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2, in 1998.

Switzerland ranks 45th of 183 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Switzerland, year by year

Year Value Change
1998 2 —
1999 2 +0.0%
2000 2 +0.0%
2001 2 +0.0%
2002 2 +0.0%
2003 2 +0.0%
2004 2 +0.0%
2005 2 +0.0%
2006 2 +0.0%
2007 2 +0.0%
2008 2 +0.0%
2009 2 +0.0%
2010 2 +0.0%
2011 2 +0.0%
2012 2 +0.0%
2013 2 +0.0%
2014 2 +0.0%
2015 2 +0.0%
2016 2 +0.0%
2017 2 +0.0%
2018 2 +0.0%
2019 2 +0.0%
2020 2 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2 2 2 2
2000s 2 2 2 10
2010s 2 2 2 10
2020s 2 2 2 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 45 Aruba 2 compare
  2. 45 Bahamas 2 compare
  3. 45 Barbados 2 compare
  4. 45 Belize 2 compare
  5. 45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2 compare
  6. 45 Brazil 2 compare
  7. 45 Cayman Islands 2 compare
  8. 45 Chile 2 compare
  9. 45 Costa Rica 2 compare
  10. 45 Ghana 2 compare
  11. 45 Greece 2 compare
  12. 45 Grenada 2 compare
  13. 45 Iraq 2 compare
  14. 45 Libya 2 compare
  15. 45 Malta 2 compare
  16. 45 Mexico 2 compare
  17. 45 Naoero 2 compare
  18. 45 Nepal 2 compare
  19. 45 Netherlands 2 compare
  20. 45 New Zealand 2 compare
  21. 45 Panama 2 compare
  22. 45 Portugal 2 compare
  23. 45 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2 compare
  24. 45 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 2 compare
  25. 45 Sudan 2 compare
  26. 45 Tanzania, United Republic of 2 compare
  27. 45 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2 compare
  28. 45 Uruguay 2 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Switzerland?
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal in Switzerland was 2 in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 2 in 1998.
What is the lowest number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 2 in 1998.
How does Switzerland rank for number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal?
Switzerland ranks 45th out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
Is number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Switzerland data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Number of years of free pre-primary education guaranteed in legal frameworks
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 3,698 data points, 1998–2020
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