School age population, early childhood education, male in Switzerland

Switzerland: School age population, early childhood education, male was 89,452 number in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
89,452 number
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
134th
of 199 countries
All-time high
89,452 number
in 2020
All-time low
76,555 number
in 2010
Years of data
23
1998–2020

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

020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k1998200920201998: 86.7k number1999: 87.5k number2000: 87.9k number2001: 87.7k number2002: 86.7k number2003: 85.2k number2004: 83.4k number2005: 81.5k number2006: 80.0k number2007: 78.7k number2008: 77.7k number2009: 76.9k number2010: 76.6k number2011: 76.6k number2012: 77.5k number2013: 78.9k number2014: 80.7k number2015: 82.6k number2016: 84.3k number2017: 85.6k number2018: 86.9k number2019: 88.2k number2020: 89.5k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, early childhood education, male in Switzerland stood at 89,452 number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Switzerland peaked at 89,452 number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 76,555 number, in 2010.

Switzerland ranks 134th of 199 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Switzerland, 1998 to 2020.
Year number Change
1998 86,667 number
1999 87,491 number +1.0%
2000 87,924 number +0.5%
2001 87,708 number -0.2%
2002 86,729 number -1.1%
2003 85,194 number -1.8%
2004 83,352 number -2.2%
2005 81,486 number -2.2%
2006 79,985 number -1.8%
2007 78,703 number -1.6%
2008 77,653 number -1.3%
2009 76,914 number -1.0%
2010 76,555 number -0.5%
2011 76,648 number +0.1%
2012 77,495 number +1.1%
2013 78,923 number +1.8%
2014 80,722 number +2.3%
2015 82,622 number +2.4%
2016 84,273 number +2.0%
2017 85,583 number +1.6%
2018 86,876 number +1.5%
2019 88,158 number +1.5%
2020 89,452 number +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 87,079 number 86,667 number 87,491 number 2
2000s 82,565 number 76,914 number 87,924 number 10
2010s 81,786 number 76,555 number 88,158 number 10
2020s 89,452 number 89,452 number 89,452 number 1

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 131 Eritrea 98,678 number compare
  2. 132 Hong Kong, China 92,565 number compare
  3. 133 Albania 89,684 number compare
  4. 135 Georgia 89,252 number compare
  5. 136 Gabon 88,596 number compare
  6. 137 Guinea-Bissau 86,784 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Switzerland?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Switzerland was 89,452 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 89,452 number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 76,555 number in 2010.
How does Switzerland rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Switzerland ranks 134th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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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Male 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/