Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland

Switzerland: Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 56.9% in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
56.9%
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
18th
of 155 countries
All-time high
59.7%
in 2010
All-time low
56.2%
in 2006
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland, 1998–2017

02040601998200720171998: 58.1 %1999: 58.2 %2000: 57.9 %2001: 58 %2002: 57.3 %2003: 57.6 %2004: 57.1 %2005: 56.8 %2006: 56.2 %2007: 57.2 %2008: 57.5 %2009: 58.4 %2010: 59.7 %2011: 58.8 %2012: 58.8 %2013: 58.6 %2014: 58.4 %2015: 58 %2016: 57.5 %2017: 56.9 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland is 56.9%, measured in 2017.

The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland peaked at 59.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 56.2%, in 2006.

Switzerland ranks 18th of 155 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Switzerland, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 58.1%
1999 58.2% +0.0%
2000 57.9% -0.5%
2001 58.0% +0.2%
2002 57.3% -1.2%
2003 57.6% +0.6%
2004 57.1% -1.0%
2005 56.8% -0.4%
2006 56.2% -1.1%
2007 57.2% +1.7%
2008 57.5% +0.6%
2009 58.4% +1.5%
2010 59.7% +2.4%
2011 58.8% -1.7%
2012 58.8% +0.1%
2013 58.6% -0.3%
2014 58.4% -0.4%
2015 58.0% -0.6%
2016 57.5% -1.0%
2017 56.9% -1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 58.2% 58.1% 58.2% 2
2000s 57.4% 56.2% 58.4% 10
2010s 58.4% 56.9% 59.7% 8

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 15 Luxembourg 59.0% compare
  2. 16 Liechtenstein 59.0% compare
  3. 17 Suriname 58.6% compare
  4. 19 Belgium 55.9% compare
  5. 20 North Macedonia 54.9% compare
  6. 21 Angola 49.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland?
Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland was 56.9% 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 upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 59.7% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 56.2% in 2006.
How does Switzerland rank for share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Switzerland ranks 18th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Switzerland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in upper secondary 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
200 places, 3,299 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary 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.