Children out of school — all countries

Children out of school — Switzerland

Children out of school in Switzerland in 2024 — 787 people. Ranked 21 in the world out of 120. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 74.8%.

2024 787 people +212.3% vs 2023
World rank 21of 120
Period maximum 6,515 people2012
Period minimum 59 people2014

Trend over time

2000–2024 · people

Children out of school — Switzerland, 2000–202402,0004,0006,0008,0002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 3,123 people2001: 3,388 people2002: 924 people2003: 1,196 people2004: 692 people2009: 1,850 people2010: 1,684 people2011: 4,576 people2012: 6,515 people2013: 212 people2014: 59 people2015: 157 people2016: 425 people2017: 629 people2018: 661 people2019: 542 people2020: 713 people2021: 1,236 people2022: 1,399 people2023: 252 people2024: 787 people
Change over the period: −2,336 (−74.8%) Average annual rate: -5.58 %

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Switzerland

Switzerland 787 people
Western Europe computed 23,073 people
Children out of school — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year people Change Change, %
2024 787 +535 +212.3%
2023 252 −1,147 −81.99%
2022 1,399 +163 +13.19%
2021 1,236 +523 +73.35%
2020 713 +171 +31.55%
2019 542 −119 −18%
2018 661 +32 +5.09%
2017 629 +204 +48%
2016 425 +268 +170.7%
2015 157 +98 +166.1%
2014 59 −153 −72.17%
2013 212 −6,303 −96.75%
2012 6,515 +1,939 +42.37%
2011 4,576 +2,892 +171.73%
2010 1,684 −166 −8.97%
2009 1,850
2004 692 −504 −42.14%
2003 1,196 +272 +29.44%
2002 924 −2,464 −72.73%
2001 3,388 +265 +8.49%
2000 3,123

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of children of primary school age who attend neither primary nor secondary school. The absolute count answers the question of the scale of the task rather than of the state of a country, and for that reason it diverges from the share: a large part of all out-of-school children in the world lives in a few big countries where the share is low, not in those where the share is high. Both numbers matter for planning, and together they produce different lists of priorities.

Important: Primary school age only. Adolescents who do not attend secondary school are not part of this series, although there are more of them.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.