School age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland

Switzerland: School age population, early childhood education, female was 84,678 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
84,678 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
134th
of 199 countries
All-time high
84,678 number
in 2020
All-time low
72,113 number
in 2011
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland, 1998–2020

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200920201998: 82.3k number1999: 82.7k number2000: 82.8k number2001: 82.5k number2002: 81.7k number2003: 80.5k number2004: 78.9k number2005: 77.2k number2006: 75.7k number2007: 74.4k number2008: 73.4k number2009: 72.6k number2010: 72.1k number2011: 72.1k number2012: 73.0k number2013: 74.5k number2014: 76.4k number2015: 78.3k number2016: 79.9k number2017: 81.1k number2018: 82.3k number2019: 83.4k number2020: 84.7k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 84,678 number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland peaked at 84,678 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 72,113 number, in 2011.

That places Switzerland 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in Switzerland, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 82,287 number
1999 82,712 number +0.5%
2000 82,805 number +0.1%
2001 82,454 number -0.4%
2002 81,723 number -0.9%
2003 80,493 number -1.5%
2004 78,938 number -1.9%
2005 77,247 number -2.1%
2006 75,691 number -2.0%
2007 74,441 number -1.7%
2008 73,367 number -1.4%
2009 72,561 number -1.1%
2010 72,115 number -0.6%
2011 72,113 number -0.0%
2012 73,041 number +1.3%
2013 74,525 number +2.0%
2014 76,362 number +2.5%
2015 78,282 number +2.5%
2016 79,944 number +2.1%
2017 81,122 number +1.5%
2018 82,280 number +1.4%
2019 83,448 number +1.4%
2020 84,678 number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 82,500 number 82,287 number 82,712 number 2
2000s 77,972 number 72,561 number 82,805 number 10
2010s 77,323 number 72,113 number 83,448 number 10
2020s 84,678 number 84,678 number 84,678 number 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 131 Eritrea 94,276 number compare
  2. 132 Gabon 86,798 number compare
  3. 133 Guinea-Bissau 85,398 number compare
  4. 135 Georgia 83,564 number compare
  5. 136 Slovakia 82,580 number compare
  6. 137 Albania 82,488 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Switzerland was 84,678 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 84,678 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 72,113 number in 2011.
How does Switzerland rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Switzerland ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/