Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Switzerland

Switzerland: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both was 65,430 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
65,430 number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
64th
of 142 countries
All-time high
78,077 number
in 2013
All-time low
62,857 number
in 2016
Years of data
14
1999–2018

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Switzerland, 1999–2018

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1999200820181999: 76.0k number2000: 76.9k number2001: 77.5k number2002: 73.5k number2003: 73.9k number2004: 73.2k number2005: 70.8k number2006: 69.1k number2013: 78.1k number2014: 72.4k number2015: 66.7k number2016: 62.9k number2017: 63.8k number2018: 65.4k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Switzerland stood at 65,430 number.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Switzerland peaked at 78,077 number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 62,857 number, in 2016.

Switzerland ranks 64th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number) in Switzerland, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 76,007 number
2000 76,879 number +1.1%
2001 77,458 number +0.8%
2002 73,526 number -5.1%
2003 73,895 number +0.5%
2004 73,201 number -0.9%
2005 70,822 number -3.2%
2006 69,124 number -2.4%
2013 78,077 number +13.0%
2014 72,364 number -7.3%
2015 66,662 number -7.9%
2016 62,857 number -5.7%
2017 63,816 number +1.5%
2018 65,430 number +2.5%

Switzerland compared with similar countries

  • Switzerland's 65,430 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 15,507 number, 4.2× the median. (60 countries reporting)
  • Switzerland's 65,430 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,257 number, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 76,007 number 76,007 number 76,007 number 1
2000s 73,558 number 69,124 number 77,458 number 7
2010s 68,201 number 62,857 number 78,077 number 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 61 Chile 72,079 number compare
  2. 62 Djibouti 70,726 number compare
  3. 63 Kyrgyzstan 65,753 number compare
  4. 65 Saudi Arabia 63,564 number compare
  5. 66 Bulgaria 63,325 number compare
  6. 67 Poland 61,210 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Switzerland?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both in Switzerland was 65,430 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 78,077 number in 2013.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 62,857 number in 2016.
How does Switzerland rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both?
Switzerland ranks 64th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 5.3%. 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 Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 4,335 data points, 1970–2019
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Number of adolescents and youth of secondary school age who are not enrolled or attending school during in a given academic year. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/