ECONOMY

Switzerland

Region

Europe & Central Asia

Income Group

High income

Poverty Rate (2020) below $6.85 a day

0.1%

HUMAN CAPITAL INDEX (2020)

0.76

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IndicatorSwitzerlandDifference to regional medianDifference to income group medianDifference to median of all economiesNumber of economies
Adolescent fertility rate (births per 1,000 women), ages 15-19, 20212.2-7.6-7.7-30.8217
Adolescent suicide rate (per 100,000 population), ages 15-19, 20216.6+1.3+1.0+0.9650
Adolescent suicide rate (per 100,000 population), ages 15-19, Female, 20215.3+2.7+2.3+2.050
Adolescent suicide rate (per 100,000 population), ages 15-19, Male, 20217.8+1.2+0.35+0.5050
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, 202110.1-1.3-1.2-4.0186
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, Female, 202114.4+1.2+1.2-2.2186
Adult composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 25+, Male, 20216.4-4.2-3.4-5.7186
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, 202132.3-4.8-3.5-2.1188
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, Female, 202138.0-5.4-5.3-5.3188
Adult inactivity rate (%), ages 25+, Male, 202126.4-2.8-1.8+3.1188
Adult informal employment rate (%), 20210.97-1.6-1.6-30.975
Adult informal employment rate (%), Female, 20211.7-1.5-1.5-31.974
Adult informal employment rate (%), Male, 20210.32-2.1-2.1-35.675
Adult unemployment rate (%), 20214.6-0.74-0.13-0.21188
Adult unemployment rate (%), Female, 20214.9-0.84+0.00-0.48188
Adult unemployment rate (%), Male, 20214.4-0.88-0.35-0.28188
Asylum seekers, 202121-319-79-1.6k194
Child mortality rate (per 1,000 children aged 5), ages 5-14, 20210.69-0.36-0.27-2.1196
Current health expenditure (% of GDP), 202111.8+3.3+2.6+4.9187
DTP vaccination rate, third dose (%), 202196+2+1+6193
DTP vaccination, 1st dose (% of infants), 2021970-1+2193
Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government expenditure (%), 202114.6+3.7+3.5+1.8157
Government expenditure on education (% GPD), 20215.0+0.31+0.25+0.78165
Gross school enrollment rate, tertiary (%), 202171.9+0.02-1.9+16.6127
Gross school enrollment rate, tertiary (%), Female, 202176.0-4.7-12.8+12.8123
Gross school enrollment rate, tertiary (%), Male, 202168.1+8.1+4.1+19.9123
HPV vaccination rate, last dose (%), 202171+7.5+12.5+31105
Hepatitis B vaccination, third dose (%), 202173-20-21-16189
Internally displaced persons of concern to UNHCR, 20210000194
Labor force participation rate (%), 202167.7+4.8+3.5+2.1188
Life expectancy at birth (years), 202183.8+6.9+4.0+11.3210
Lower secondary school completion rate (%), 202196.1-0.45-1.2+4.3132
Lower secondary school completion rate (%), Female, 202197.7+0.82+0.06+4.3132
Lower secondary school completion rate (%), Male, 202194.6-1.5-3.4+5.0132
Neonatal mortality rate (per 1,000 live births), 20212.9+0.60+0.30-6.0196
Net enrollment rate, early childhood education (%), 202173.0+5.8+0.40+21.1125
Net enrollment rate, early childhood education (%), Female, 202173.7+6.8+2.8+22.6123
Net enrollment rate, early childhood education (%), Male, 202172.3+4.8+0.28+21.9123
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age, 20211.2k-3k-1.8k-13.6k138
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age, Female, 2021434-4.9k-2k-11.4k106
Number of out-of-school children of primary school age, Male, 2021802-4.5k-2.1k-11.3k106
Out of school children, primary (%), 20210.24-1.3-1.3-3.8140
Out of school children, primary (%), Female, 20210.17-2.0-1.9-5.1107
Out of school children, primary (%), Male, 20210.30-2.1-1.7-4.6107
Over-age lower secondary students (%), 20218.9+7.6+6.3+4.3131
Over-age lower secondary students (%), Female, 20217.7+6.5+5.9+3.6130
Over-age lower secondary students (%), Male, 202110.1+8.8+7.2+5.0130
Percentage of children who received the 2nd dose of measles-containing vaccine, as per administered in the national schedule, 202194+3.5+3+11181
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of inactivated polio-containing vaccine, 2021970-1+4193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the first dose of measles-containing vaccine, 202195+10+6193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of Hib-containing vaccine, 202195+1.50+5191
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of inactivated polio-containing vaccine, 202196+2+1+7193
Percentage of surviving infants who received the third dose of pneumococcal conjugate-containing vaccine (PCV), 202188-3-6+2153
Population mid-year estimates (millions), 20218.7m+3m+6.3m+2m217
Population with basic sanitation services (%), 202199.9+1.0+0.79+7.6196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), 202112.0-10.3-15.2-10.0196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), Female, 20219.6-12.8-17.1-15.1196
Prevalence of obesity among adults (%), Male, 202114.6-7.1-11.2-4.3196
Primary school completion rate (%)�, 202195.5-2.6-3.4-1.6134
Primary school completion rate (%)�, Female, 202196.4-1.5-2.4-1.3133
Primary school completion rate (%)�, Male, 202194.6-3.5-3.9-2.2133
Proportion of population using at least basic drinking water services, 2021100+0.12+0.07+3.0198
School enrollment, secondary (% gross), 2021103.6+1.20+8.4149
School enrollment, secondary (% gross), Female, 2021101.7+0.06-2.9+6.0148
School enrollment, secondary (% gross), Male, 2021105.4+2.0+1.0+11.1148
Schools with basic drinking water services (%), 202110000+8.5142
Schools with basic hygiene services (%), 202110000+5.1139
Schools with basic sanitation services (%), 202110000+7.3146
Stillbirth rate (per 1,000 total births), 20212.4-0.51-0.33-6.4193
Under-five mortality rate, 2021400-11.4196
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, 202117.3-12.2-10.5-12.6186
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, Female, 202117.7-12.3-12.8-15.1186
Youth composite measure of labor underutilization, ages 15-24, Male, 202117.0-11.8-8.9-10.0186
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, 202134.6-30.0-25.1-26.9188
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, Female, 202135.8-32.8-28.7-30.5188
Youth inactivity rate (%), ages 15-24, Male, 202133.5-27.0-22.1-22.2188
Youth informal employment rate (%), 20212.3-8.0-5.6-45.474
Youth informal employment rate (%), Female, 20212.3-13.3-13.1-49.066
Youth informal employment rate (%), Male, 20212.2-9.7-7.3-49.371
Youth mortality rate (per 1,000 youth aged 15), ages 15-24, 20212.7-0.96-1.1-5.9196
Youth not in employment, education or training (%), 20217.7-3.7-3.7-11.3187
Youth unemployment rate (%), 20218.8-7.3-5.5-5.8188
Youth unemployment rate (%), Female, 20218.8-7.4-6.0-6.9188
Youth unemployment rate (%), Male, 20218.9-7.3-5.4-5.1188