Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Switzerland
Switzerland: Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9986 index in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Switzerland is 0.9986 index, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Switzerland peaked at 1 index in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.99 index, in 2011.
That places Switzerland 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1 index | — |
| 2001 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9958 index | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.9969 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9951 index | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.9969 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9977 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9984 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9988 index | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.9996 index | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9993 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 index | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9926 index | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9953 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9971 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.995 index | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9938 index | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9955 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9962 index | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9976 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9961 index | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9981 index | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9981 index | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.999 index | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9986 index | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9987 index | 0.9951 index | 1 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9952 index | 0.99 index | 0.9993 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.998 index | 0.9961 index | 0.999 index | 5 |
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- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,104 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 46 deaths (2100)
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- Population ages 0-14, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, female, per capita 0.0725 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, annual growth rate 0.4988 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 0-14, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Switzerland?
- Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index in Switzerland was 0.9986 index in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 index in 2011.
- How does Switzerland rank for primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index?
- Switzerland ranks 97th out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary school life expectancy, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equality in the expected number of years a child of school entrance age is likely to spend in primary school between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and above 1 favor girls.