How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?

Switzerland ranks 56th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Switzerland

Name: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Switzerland
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Switzerland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes was 0.1215 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

0.1215 years

Change on year

down 2.1%

World rank

56th

of 109 countries

All-time high

0.3244 years

in 2003

All-time low

0.1215 years

in 2018

Years of data

1998–2018

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Switzerland, 1998–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Switzerland stood at 0.1215 years. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and down 24.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Switzerland peaked at 0.3244 years in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.1215 years, in 2018.

Switzerland ranks 56th of 109 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0.244 years	0.236 years	0.252 years	2
2000s	0.2604 years	0.1617 years	0.3244 years	10
2010s	0.1459 years	0.1215 years	0.1927 years	9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

53 Malaysia 0.1391 years compare
54 Afghanistan 0.1326 years compare
55 Israel 0.1217 years compare
57 Laos 0.11 years compare
58 Egypt 0.1055 years compare
59 Tanzania 0.1027 years compare

See the full ranking of 109 places →

More reference data data for Switzerland

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5507 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2683 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.05 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.28 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.28 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.272 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Switzerland?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes in Switzerland was 0.1215 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.3244 years in 2003.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.1215 years in 2018.
How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes?: Switzerland ranks 56th out of 109 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 24.9%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 109 places, 1,403 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Number of years a person of school entrance age can expect to spend within the specified level of education. For a child of a certain age a, the school life expectancy is calculated as the sum of the age specific enrolment rates for the levels of education specified. The part of the enrolment that is not distributed by age is divided by the school-age population for the level of education they are enrolled in, and multiplied by the duration of that level of education. The result is then added to the sum of the age-specific enrolment rates. A relatively high SLE indicates greater probability for children to spend more years in education and higher overall retention within the education system. It must be noted that the expected number of years does not necessarily coincide with the expected number of grades of education completed, because of repetition. Since school life expectancy is an average based on participation in different levels of education, the expected number of years of schooling may be pulled down by the magnitude of children who never go to school. Those children who are in school may benefit from many more years of education than the average.