Population of compulsory school age, male in Switzerland

Switzerland: Population of compulsory school age, male was 470,232 number in 2020. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2020)
470,232 number
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
103rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
479,872 number
in 2003
All-time low
449,135 number
in 2014
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, male in Switzerland, 1998–2020

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1998200920201998: 467.1k number1999: 471.4k number2000: 475.1k number2001: 478.1k number2002: 479.5k number2003: 479.9k number2004: 479.3k number2005: 477.8k number2006: 475.3k number2007: 472.4k number2008: 468.4k number2009: 463.6k number2010: 458.4k number2011: 453.6k number2012: 450.8k number2013: 449.2k number2014: 449.1k number2015: 450.6k number2016: 453.3k number2017: 458.0k number2018: 462.1k number2019: 466.1k number2020: 470.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 470,232 number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2020.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Switzerland peaked at 479,872 number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 449,135 number, in 2014.

Switzerland ranks 103rd of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 469,260 number 467,091 number 471,430 number 2
2000s 474,933 number 463,577 number 479,872 number 10
2010s 455,128 number 449,135 number 466,136 number 10
2020s 470,232 number 470,232 number 470,232 number 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 100 Mauritania 492,859 number compare
  2. 101 Costa Rica 474,558 number compare
  3. 102 Nicaragua 471,119 number compare
  4. 104 Belarus 467,494 number compare
  5. 105 Panama 421,836 number compare
  6. 106 Bulgaria 400,376 number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Switzerland?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Switzerland was 470,232 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 479,872 number in 2003.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 449,135 number in 2014.
How does Switzerland rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Switzerland ranks 103rd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. 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 Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.