Pupils aged 0: % of corresponding age population in Switzerland
Switzerland: Pupils aged 0: % of corresponding age population was 25.9 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Switzerland, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Switzerland is 25.9, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Switzerland peaked at 25.9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.2, in 2013.
That places Switzerland 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils aged 0: % of corresponding age population in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 23.2 | — |
| 2014 | 24 | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 24.5 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 24.8 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 24.5 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.7 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 24.7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.1 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 25.3 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 25.3 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.7 | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 25.9 | +0.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 25.9 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 60.7, 43% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 25.9 is below the median for high income countries, which is 60.7, 43% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 24.34 | 23.2 | 24.8 | 7 |
| 2020s | 25.46 | 25.1 | 25.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 39 North Macedonia 34.2 compare
- 39 North Macedonia 34.2 compare
- 41 Türkiye 30 compare
- 43 Liechtenstein 25.8 compare
More population data for Switzerland
- Population regions with projections, annual growth rate 0.0652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Urban and rural population 2050, annual growth rate -0.0595 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population long run with projections, annual growth rate 0.0652 % change on previous year (2100)
- Un population 2024 vs 2022, annual growth rate 0.2093 % change on previous year (2100)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 05 - Demographic estimates 9,754 Persons (2050)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 03 - Annual population 0.4828 Percent per annum (2030)
- Projected population under age 5, annual growth rate -0.1371 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population growth rate 0.046 (2100)
- Population density 230.99 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 392,499 (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Switzerland?
- Pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary in Switzerland was 25.9 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2 in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary?
- Switzerland ranks 42nd out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils aged 0 to the starting age of compulsory education at primary level by sex - % of corresponding age population. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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