Switzerland: Children out of school, primary, male

Key figures

Over five years it is up 15.08% from 378 in 2019 (2.85% a year on average, compounded). Since 2011 it is down 81.38% from 2,336 in 2011 (12.13% a year on average, compounded). The World Bank has no value for 3 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 144.4% in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 11.5% in 2019. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 57.76 a year. A straight line explains 53% of the movement over 9 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Switzerland had the 67th highest value of the 72 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Switzerland in the 2024 ranking

• Kiribati — 64th of 72: 637
• St. Lucia — 65th of 72: 567
• British Virgin Islands — 66th of 72: 525
• Cayman Islands — 68th of 72: 142
• Samoa — 69th of 72: 117
• Azerbaijan — 70th of 72: 71

What this measures

Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.

Limitations: Due to different data sources for enrollment and population data, the number may not capture the actual number of children not attending in primary school.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 11 values

Children out of school, primary, male in nearby economies

• Albania — 6,226 (2023)
• Andorra — 41 (2024)
• Armenia — 1,698 (2023)
• Austria — 2,601 (2024)
• Azerbaijan — 71 (2024)
• Belarus — 8,421 (2024)
• Belgium — 6,672 (2023)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 2,195 (2023)
• Bulgaria — 7,586 (2024)
• Cyprus — 606 (2017)
• Czechia

More education data for Switzerland

• Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
• Primary education, duration (years) — 6 (2025)
• Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 12 (2025)
• Secondary education, duration (years) — 7 (2025)
• Primary education, pupils — 556,945 (2024)
• Government expenditure on education, total (% of GDP) — 4.86% (2022)
• School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) — 0.99 (2020)
• Secondary education, pupils — 636,381 (2024)
• Expenditure on tertiary education (% of government expenditure on education) — 26% (2016)

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Questions people ask

What is Switzerland's children out of school, primary, male?

435 in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2011?

It is down 81.38% from 2,336 in 2011 (12.13% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 3,413 in 2012 and the lowest 99 in 2015.

How does Switzerland rank?

67th highest of 72 economies with data for 2024.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API..

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.PRM.UNER.MA, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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