Number of Teachers (Primary Education) rose 2.38% to 55.7 '000 in Switzerland in 2022

Number of Teachers (Primary Education) ('000), 2022
Education | Switzerland | September 1, 2025
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Number of teachers in primary education rose 2.38% to 55.7 '000 in Switzerland in 2022, according to World Bank.

Historically, number of teachers in primary education in Switzerland reached an all time high of 55.7 '000 in 2022 and an all time low of 37.5 '000 in 1994.

Switzerland has been ranked 60th within the group of 124 countries we follow in terms of number of teachers in primary education, 11 places above the position seen 10 years ago.

Number of Teachers (Primary Education) Unit 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Austria '000 31.9 33.4 ... 32.2 32.2
Belgium '000 70.5 72.3 73.0 73.9 75.4 ...
France '000 ... ... ... 244 247 ... ... ...
Germany '000 238 240 245 251 257
Hungary '000 36.6 ... ... 37.7 37.6
Italy '000 ... ... ... ... ... 255 253 253 252 252
Poland '000 ... ... 229 226 283 253 135
Slovenia '000 8.66 ... ... ... ... ... ...
Spain '000 233 232 233 236 235
Switzerland '000 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 49.2 51.1 51.7 52.6 53.6