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

Switzerland ranks 50th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Switzerland

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

Switzerland: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female was 0.148 years in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)

0.148 years

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

50th

of 107 countries

All-time high

0.455 years

in 2004

All-time low

0.148 years

in 2018

Years of data

1998–2018

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

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

In 2018, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Switzerland stood at 0.148 years. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Switzerland peaked at 0.455 years in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.148 years, in 2018.

That places Switzerland 50th out of 107 countries with data for 2018, putting it 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	0.3592 years	0.3496 years	0.3689 years	2
2000s	0.3542 years	0.1729 years	0.455 years	10
2010s	0.171 years	0.148 years	0.211 years	9

Countries ranked near Switzerland

47 Iceland 0.196 years compare
48 Panama 0.1611 years compare
49 Ukraine 0.1487 years compare
51 Norway 0.1451 years compare
52 Kenya 0.143 years compare
53 Belarus 0.1252 years compare

See the full ranking of 107 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, female in Switzerland?: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female in Switzerland was 0.148 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 0.455 years in 2004.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.148 years in 2018.
How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female?: Switzerland ranks 50th out of 107 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. 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 School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, female (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 107 places, 1,364 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.