Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Switzerland

Primary school enrollment in Switzerland in 2017 — 93.2%. Ranked 83 in the world out of 137. Since 1977, the indicator has risen by 17.2 pp.

2017 93.2% −0.3 pp vs 2016
World rank 83of 137
Period maximum 95.7%1999
Period minimum 76%1977

Trend over time

1977–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Switzerland, 1977–20177580859095100197719811985198919931997200120052009201320171977: 76%1978: 76.5%1981: 77.3%1982: 77.3%1983: 76.9%1984: 76.4%1985: 76.3%1986: 76.7%1987: 77.9%1988: 79.7%1989: 81.8%1990: 83.5%1991: 84.4%1992: 84.4%1993: 83.6%1994: 82.7%1995: 89.2%1996: 91.2%1999: 95.7%2000: 95.6%2001: 95.3%2002: 95.2%2003: 94.9%2004: 94.8%2005: 93.7%2006: 93.3%2007: 93.3%2008: 93.9%2009: 94%2010: 94%2011: 93.9%2012: 93.7%2013: 93.6%2014: 93.8%2015: 93.3%2016: 93.5%2017: 93.2%
Change over the period: +17.2 pp Annual average: 0.43 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Switzerland 93.2%
World 89.3%
Western Europe computed 94.5%
Primary school enrollment — Switzerland, by year Switzerland All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 93.2 −0.3 pp
2016 93.5 +0.2 pp
2015 93.3 −0.5 pp
2014 93.8 +0.1 pp
2013 93.6 −0.1 pp
2012 93.7 −0.2 pp
2011 93.9 −0.1 pp
2010 94 −0.1 pp
2009 94 +0.1 pp
2008 93.9 +0.6 pp
2007 93.3 −0 pp
2006 93.3 −0.4 pp
2005 93.7 −1.1 pp
2004 94.8 −0.2 pp
2003 94.9 −0.2 pp
2002 95.2 −0.1 pp
2001 95.3 −0.3 pp
2000 95.6 −0.2 pp
1999 95.7
1996 91.2 +1.9 pp
1995 89.2 +6.5 pp
1994 82.7 −0.9 pp
1993 83.6 −0.8 pp
1992 84.4 +0.1 pp
1991 84.4 +0.8 pp
1990 83.5 +1.7 pp
1989 81.8 +2.1 pp
1988 79.7 +1.8 pp
1987 77.9 +1.2 pp
1986 76.7 +0.4 pp
1985 76.3 −0.1 pp
1984 76.4 −0.5 pp
1983 76.9 −0.4 pp
1982 77.3 −0 pp
1981 77.3
1978 76.5 +0.5 pp
1977 76

Western Europe, 2017

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

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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