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

Switzerland: Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female was 35,220 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
35,220 number
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
60th
of 138 countries
All-time high
45,416 number
in 1999
All-time low
33,206 number
in 2016
Years of data
14
1999–2018

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

010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1999200820181999: 45.4k number2000: 44.6k number2001: 42.7k number2002: 40.9k number2003: 41.6k number2004: 41.8k number2005: 40.5k number2006: 39.6k number2013: 40.0k number2014: 37.3k number2015: 34.8k number2016: 33.2k number2017: 34.3k number2018: 35.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 35,220 number for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in 2018.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and down 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Switzerland peaked at 45,416 number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 33,206 number, in 2016.

Switzerland ranks 60th of 138 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, female in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number) in Switzerland, 1999 to 2018.
Year number Change
1999 45,416 number
2000 44,572 number -1.9%
2001 42,740 number -4.1%
2002 40,922 number -4.3%
2003 41,561 number +1.6%
2004 41,751 number +0.5%
2005 40,485 number -3.0%
2006 39,603 number -2.2%
2013 39,951 number +0.9%
2014 37,323 number -6.6%
2015 34,797 number -6.8%
2016 33,206 number -4.6%
2017 34,309 number +3.3%
2018 35,220 number +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 45,416 number 45,416 number 45,416 number 1
2000s 41,662 number 39,603 number 44,572 number 7
2010s 35,801 number 33,206 number 39,951 number 6

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 57 Canada 37,587 number compare
  2. 58 Chile 37,021 number compare
  3. 59 Poland 35,432 number compare
  4. 61 Bulgaria 33,906 number compare
  5. 62 Australia 32,581 number compare
  6. 63 Djibouti 32,309 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Switzerland?
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female in Switzerland was 35,220 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 45,416 number in 1999.
What is the lowest out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 33,206 number in 2016.
How does Switzerland rank for out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female?
Switzerland ranks 60th out of 138 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school adolescents and youth of secondary school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 4,214 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/