What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Switzerland?

The highest recorded value was 7.34 years in 1995.

What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Switzerland?

The lowest recorded value was 6.75 years in 2002.

How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?

Switzerland ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.

Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Switzerland?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

School life expectancy, secondary, male in Switzerland

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

Switzerland: School life expectancy, secondary, male was 7.26 years in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)

7.26 years

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

36th

of 195 countries

All-time high

7.34 years

in 1995

All-time low

6.75 years

in 2002

Years of data

1978–2018

School life expectancy, secondary, male in Switzerland, 1978–2018

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in years.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 7.26 years for school life expectancy, secondary, male in 2018.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school life expectancy, secondary, male in Switzerland peaked at 7.34 years in 1995 and was at its lowest, 6.75 years, in 2002.

That places Switzerland 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	6.94 years	6.94 years	6.95 years	2
1980s	7 years	6.91 years	7.06 years	10
1990s	7.12 years	6.92 years	7.34 years	9
2000s	6.84 years	6.75 years	6.9 years	10
2010s	7.06 years	6.83 years	7.26 years	8

Countries ranked near Switzerland

33 France 7.31 years compare
34 Ireland 7.3 years compare
35 Belarus 7.28 years compare
37 Portugal 7.21 years compare
38 Montenegro 7.15 years compare
39 Romania 7.12 years compare

See the full ranking of 195 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, secondary, male in Switzerland?: School life expectancy, secondary, male in Switzerland was 7.26 years in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Switzerland?: The highest recorded value was 7.34 years in 1995.
What is the lowest school life expectancy, secondary, male recorded in Switzerland?: The lowest recorded value was 6.75 years in 2002.
How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, secondary, male?: Switzerland ranks 36th out of 195 countries with data for 2018.
Is school life expectancy, secondary, male rising or falling in Switzerland?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. 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 life expectancy, secondary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator: School life expectancy, secondary, male (years)
Unit: years
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 195 places, 5,786 data points, 1970–2020
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.