School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.51 years in 2018. ▲ Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland, 1978–2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 16.51 years for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland peaked at 16.51 years in 2018 and was at its lowest, 13.17 years, in 1979.
Switzerland ranks 21st of 175 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | years | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 13.18 years | — |
| 1979 | 13.17 years | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 13.19 years | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 13.31 years | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 13.3 years | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 13.23 years | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 13.27 years | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 13.36 years | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 13.38 years | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 13.46 years | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 13.6 years | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 13.73 years | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 13.98 years | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 14.17 years | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 14.32 years | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 14.8 years | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 14.91 years | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 15.06 years | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 15.18 years | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 15.52 years | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 15.57 years | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 15.6 years | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 15.58 years | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 15.33 years | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 15.46 years | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 15.55 years | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.53 years | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 15.57 years | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 15.56 years | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.56 years | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.59 years | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 15.74 years | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 15.83 years | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.9 years | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 16.02 years | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 16.24 years | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 16.33 years | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.42 years | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 16.51 years | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.17 years | 13.17 years | 13.18 years | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.38 years | 13.19 years | 13.73 years | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.84 years | 13.98 years | 15.57 years | 9 |
| 2000s | 15.53 years | 15.33 years | 15.6 years | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.12 years | 15.74 years | 16.51 years | 8 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More gender data for Switzerland
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 1,307 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.7842 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 40,521 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 42,553 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 41,261 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 43,323 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 41,297 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 43,364 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 42,622 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 44,770 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Switzerland was 16.51 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 16.51 years in 2018.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.17 years in 1979.
- How does Switzerland rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Switzerland ranks 21st out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.