Switzerland: School starting age, primary school
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| Switzerland |
Primary school starting age |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 6 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Measure | years |
| Data availability | 1970 - 2022 |
| Average | 7 |
| Min - Max | 6 - 7 |
| Source | UNESCO |
The latest value from 2022 is 6 years, unchanged from 6 years in 2021. In comparison, the world average is 6 years, based on data from 194 countries. Historically, the average for Switzerland from 1970 to 2022 is 7 years. The minimum value, 6 years, was reached in 2015 while the maximum of 7 years was recorded in 1970.
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Definition: Primary school starting age is the age at which students would enter primary education, assuming they had started at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, had studied full-time throughout and had progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Education spending, percent of GDP | 5.04 | 2021 | percent |
| Education spending, percent of government spending | 14.55 | 2021 | percent |
| Student teacher ratio, primary school | 9.93 | 2017 | students per teacher |
| Primary school completion rate | 95.48 | 2021 | percent |
| School starting age, primary school | 6 | 2022 | years |
| Female to male ratio, primary school pupils | 0.99 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, secondary school students | 0.95 | 2020 | percent |
| Female to male ratio, students at tertiary level education | 1.12 | 2022 | percent |
| Preprimary school enrollment | 102.87 | 2020 | percent |
| Primary school enrollment | 101.36 | 2022 | percent |
| Secondary school enrollment | 103.39 | 2022 | percent |
| Tertiary school enrollment | 71.89 | 2021 | percent |
| PISA math scores | 507.991 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA reading scores | 483.332 | 2022 | index points |
| PISA science scores | 502.523 | 2022 | index points |