Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland

Switzerland: Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 82.0% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
82.0%
Change on year
down 2.7%
World rank
68th
of 94 countries
All-time high
87.7%
in 1998
All-time low
0.0%
in 2013
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland, 1998–2017

0204060801998200720171998: 87.7 %1999: 87.1 %2000: 87 %2001: 85.4 %2002: 86.3 %2003: 85.5 %2004: 84.9 %2005: 79.6 %2006: 78.2 %2007: 74.7 %2008: 50.1 %2009: 45.6 %2010: 41.3 %2011: 43.9 %2012: 50.1 %2013: 0.012 %2014: 87.3 %2015: 86.1 %2016: 84.3 %2017: 82 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland stood at 82.0%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland peaked at 87.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2013.

Switzerland ranks 68th of 94 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Switzerland, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 87.7%
1999 87.1% -0.7%
2000 87.0% -0.1%
2001 85.4% -1.8%
2002 86.3% +1.0%
2003 85.5% -0.9%
2004 84.9% -0.7%
2005 79.6% -6.2%
2006 78.2% -1.8%
2007 74.7% -4.5%
2008 50.1% -32.9%
2009 45.6% -8.9%
2010 41.3% -9.5%
2011 43.9% +6.3%
2012 50.1% +14.0%
2013 0.0% -100.0%
2014 87.3% +710851.1%
2015 86.1% -1.4%
2016 84.3% -2.1%
2017 82.0% -2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 87.4% 87.1% 87.7% 2
2000s 75.7% 45.6% 87.0% 10
2010s 59.4% 0.0% 87.3% 8

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 65 Tanzania, United Republic of 93.2% compare
  2. 66 Belgium 90.7% compare
  3. 67 Bangladesh 90.2% compare
  4. 69 Syria 76.8% compare
  5. 70 Eritrea 73.7% compare
  6. 71 Sweden 73.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland?
Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland was 82.0% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 87.7% in 1998.
What is the lowest share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2013.
How does Switzerland rank for share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Switzerland ranks 68th out of 94 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
94 places, 1,138 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the post-secondary non-tertiary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.