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EUROPEAN AGENCY STATISTICS ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION (EASIE)

2020/2021 school year Country Report – Switzerland

The European Agency Statistics on Inclusive Education (EASIE) activity collects data on all children/learners in compulsory education and participation in inclusive settings.

Officially nominated data collection experts from the participating countries complete data tables on:

  • children/learners in recognised forms of education;
  • children/learners educated in inclusive settings;
  • the placement of children/learners with recognised special educational needs (SEN) in inclusive settings or otherwise.

The data tables are available at www.european-agency.org/data. Statistics are always supplemented by descriptive country background information.

This individual country report is a collection of an agreed set of indicators calculated on the basis of the data tables focusing on the 2020/2021 school year.

It aims to inform national policy- and decision-makers working in the field of inclusive education on learners’ rights issues and informs debates on equity and participation in inclusive education.

The Annex presents the questions used for data collection.

Click on the icon to open a pop-up window containing the calculations used for the indicators.

This report includes data on International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) level programmes:

  • ISCED level 02 programmes (ISCED 02) – pre-primary education
  • ISCED level 1 programmes (ISCED 1) – primary education
  • ISCED level 2 programmes (ISCED 2) – lower-secondary education
  • ISCED level 3 programmes (ISCED 3) – upper-secondary education.

This country report contains two indicator tables including gender and ISCED level breakdowns:

  1. 1. All children/learners (Indicator Table 1)
  2. 2. All children/learners with an official decision of SEN.
    1. 2A. Distribution of placements of children/learners with an official decision of SEN, based on the overall enrolled school population (Indicator Table 2A)
    2. 2B. Distribution of placements of children/learners with an official decision of SEN, based on the overall population of children/learners with an official decision of SEN (Indicator Table 2B).

M indicates data is missing or unavailable.

NA indicates the question/issue is not applicable or is irrelevant to the country.

NC indicates the total cannot be calculated.


Indicator Table 1: All children/learners

The indicators linked to the data provided in Data Table 1 focus on all children/learners. They give insights into the enrolment and education of all children/learners.

There are seven main and four associated indicators linked to the data provided in Data Table 1.

Indicator ISCED 02 Boys ISCED 02 Girls ISCED 02 Total ISCED 1 Boys ISCED 1 Girls ISCED 1 Total ISCED 2 Boys ISCED 2 Girls ISCED 2 Total ISCED 3 Boys ISCED 3 Girls ISCED 3 Total
1.1 Mainstream education

The enrolment rate in mainstream education (%)

1.1 		50.6 48.01 98.61 50.01 47.93 97.94 49.85 47.62 97.47 52.96 47.04 100
1.2 Inclusive education

The enrolment rate in inclusive education (%)

1.2 		50.57 47.99 98.57 49.25 47.41 96.66 48.82 46.97 95.79 52.96 47.04 100
1.3 Separate education in mainstream schools

The enrolment rate in separate, non-inclusive groups/classes within mainstream education (%)

1.3 		0.03 0.01 0.05 0.76 0.52 1.27 1.03 0.65 1.69 NC NC NC
1.4 Education outside of mainstream schools

The share of children/learners who are educated outside of mainstream education (%)

1.4 		0.8 0.33 1.39 1.31 0.52 2.06 1.6 0.79 2.53 NC NC NC
1.4a Separate special education organised by the ministry of education

The enrolment rate in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by the ministry of education (%)

1.4a 		0.8 0.33 1.12 1.31 0.52 1.83 1.6 0.79 2.39 NC NC NC
1.4b Separate special education organised by other sectors/ministries

The enrolment rate in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by other sectors/ministries (%)

1.4b 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
1.4c Alternative education

The enrolment rate of children/learners educated in recognised forms of alternative education (%)

1.4c 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
1.4d Home schooling

The share of children/learners receiving home schooling (%)

1.4d 		NC NC 0.27 NC NC 0.23 NC NC 0.14 NC NC NC
1.5 Segregated education

The share of children/learners who are educated in all forms of segregated (separate, non-inclusive) provision (%)

1.5 		0.83 0.34 1.43 2.07 1.04 3.34 2.64 1.44 4.21 NC NC NC
1.6 Out-of-education

The share of children/learners who are out-of-education (%)

1.6 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
1.7 Overall education enrolment

The overall enrolment rate in all recognised forms of education (%)

1.7 		34.87 32.79 67.84 52.47 49.54 102.24 53.52 50.35 104.02 43.06 38.24 81.3

Indicator Tables 2A and 2B: All children/learners with an official decision of SEN

The indicators linked to the data provided in Data Table 2 focus on all children/learners with an official decision of SEN.

The indicators provide three areas of insight into the enrolment and education of children/learners with an official decision of SEN.

The first indicator (2A.1) presents the identification rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN. This is a standalone indicator.

Two sub-sets of indicators examine distributions of placements of children/learners with an official decision of SEN:

  • The first sub-set of indicators (2A.2–2A.8) presents the distribution of placements of children/learners with an official decision of SEN, based on the overall enrolled school population data provided in Data Table 1. There are seven main and four associated indicators in this sub-set.
  • The second sub-set of indicators (2B) presents the distribution of placements of children/learners with an official decision of SEN, based on the overall population of learners with an official decision of SEN data provided in Data Table 2. There are six main and four associated indicators in this sub-set.

Indicator Table 2A. Distribution of placements of children/learners with an official decision of SEN, based on the overall enrolled school population

Indicator ISCED 02 Boys ISCED 02 Girls ISCED 02 Total ISCED 1 Boys ISCED 1 Girls ISCED 1 Total ISCED 2 Boys ISCED 2 Girls ISCED 2 Total ISCED 3 Boys ISCED 3 Girls ISCED 3 Total
2A.1 SEN identification rate

The identification rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN (%)

2A.1 		1.86 0.74 2.6 2.84 1.33 4.17 2.9 1.47 4.37 NC NC NC
2A.2 Mainstream education

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in mainstream education (%)

2A.2 		0.83 0.32 1.15 1.67 0.88 2.54 1.19 0.62 1.81 NC NC NC
2A.3 Inclusive education

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in inclusive education (%)

2A.3 		0.81 0.31 1.12 1.51 0.8 2.31 1.01 0.52 1.53 NC NC NC
2A.4 Separate education in mainstream schools

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in separate, non-inclusive groups/classes within mainstream education (%)

2A.4 		0.02 0.01 0.03 0.15 0.08 0.23 0.18 0.1 0.28 NC NC NC
2A.5 Education outside of mainstream schools

The share of children/learners with an official decision of SEN who are educated outside of mainstream education (%)

2A.5 		0.8 0.33 1.12 1.31 0.52 1.83 1.6 0.79 2.39 NC NC NC
2A.5a Special schools organised by the ministry of education

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by the ministry of education (%)

2A.5a 		0.8 0.33 1.12 1.31 0.52 1.83 1.6 0.79 2.39 NC NC NC
2A.5b Education in special schools organised by other sectors/ministries

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by other sectors/ministries (%)

2A.5b 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
2A.5c Alternative education

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in recognised forms of alternative education (%)

2A.5c 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
2A.5d Home schooling

The share of learners with an official decision of SEN receiving home schooling (%)

2A.5d 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
2A.6 Segregated education

The share of children/learners with an official decision of SEN who are educated in all forms of segregated (separate, non-inclusive) provision (%)

2A.6 		0.82 0.33 1.15 1.46 0.6 2.06 1.78 0.88 2.67 NC NC NC
2A.7 Out-of-education

The share of children/learners with an official decision of SEN who are out-of-education (%)

2A.7 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
2A.8 Overall education enrolment

The overall enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in all recognised forms of education (%)

2A.8 		62.43 24.86 87.29 71.26 33.45 104.7 63.86 32.23 96.09 NC NC NC

Indicator Table 2B. Distribution of placements of children/learners with an official decision of SEN, based on the overall population of children/learners with an official decision of SEN

Indicator ISCED 02 Boys ISCED 02 Girls ISCED 02 Total ISCED 1 Boys ISCED 1 Girls ISCED 1 Total ISCED 2 Boys ISCED 2 Girls ISCED 2 Total ISCED 3 Boys ISCED 3 Girls ISCED 3 Total
2B.1 Mainstream education

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in mainstream education (%)

2B.1 		31.88 12.33 44.21 39.91 20.97 60.88 27.15 14.23 41.38 NC NC NC
2B.2 Inclusive education

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in inclusive education (%)

2B.2 		31.03 12.08 43.11 36.25 19.07 55.32 23.05 12 35.05 NC NC NC
2B.3 Separate education in mainstream schools

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in separate, non-inclusive groups/classes within mainstream education (%)

2B.3 		0.85 0.25 1.1 3.66 1.9 5.56 4.1 2.23 6.33 NC NC NC
2B.4 Education outside of mainstream schools

The share of children/learners with an official decision of SEN who are educated outside of mainstream education (%)

2B.4 		30.55 12.52 43.07 31.34 12.48 43.82 36.71 18 54.71 NC NC NC
2B.4a Special schools organised by the ministry of education

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by the ministry of education (%)

2B.4a 		30.55 12.52 43.07 31.34 12.48 43.82 36.71 18 54.71 NC NC NC
2B.4b Education in special schools organised by other sectors/ministries

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by other sectors/ministries (%)

2B.4b 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
2B.4c Alternative education

The enrolment rate of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in recognised forms of alternative education (%)

2B.4c 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
2B.4d Home schooling

The share of learners with an official decision of SEN receiving home schooling (%)

2B.4d 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC
2B.5 Segregated education

The share of children/learners with an official decision of SEN who are educated in all forms of segregated (separate, non-inclusive) provision (%)

2B.5 		31.39 12.78 44.17 35 14.37 49.38 40.81 20.23 61.04 NC NC NC
2B.6 Out-of-education

The share of children/learners with an official decision of SEN who are out of education (%)

2B.6 		NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC NC

ANNEX


The calculations of the indicators have been made using data from the 2020/2021 school year dataset.

The calculations cover two areas of country data:

  1. All children/learners data taken from Data Table 1.
  2. All children/learners with an official decision of SEN data taken from Data Table 2.

1. Questions in Data Tables used to calculate the indicators

Data Table 1 – All children/learners

Q1.1 Actual population of children/learners in the typical ISCED age ranges

Q1.2 All children/learners enrolled in any form of recognised education

Q1.3 All children/learners enrolled in mainstream (pre-) schools

  • Q1.3a All children/learners educated with their peers in mainstream groups/classes for 80% or more of the time
  • Q1.3b All children/learners educated in separate groups/classes, spending less than 80% of the time with their peers in mainstream groups/classes

Q1.4 All children/learners educated outside of mainstream (pre-) schools

  • Q1.4a All children/learners educated in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by the ministry of education
  • Q1.4b All children/learners educated in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by other sectors/ministries
  • Q1.4c All children/learners educated in recognised forms of alternative education
  • Q1.4d All children/learners educated in recognised forms of home schooling

Q1.5 All children/learners who should, by law, be in some form of recognised education, but who are out of any form of recognised education.

Data Table 2 – All children/learners with an official decision of SEN

Q2.1 Actual population of children/learners with an official decision of SEN in the typical ISCED age ranges

Q2.2 All children/learners with an official decision of SEN in any recognised form of education

Q2.3 All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in mainstream (pre-) schools

  • Q2.3a All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated with their peers in mainstream groups/classes for 80% or more of the time
  • Q2.3b All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate groups/classes, spending less than 80% of the time with their peers in mainstream groups/classes

Q2.4 All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated outside of mainstream (pre-) schools

  • Q2.4a All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by the ministry of education
  • Q2.4b All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in separate special (pre-) schools or units organised by other sectors/ministries
  • Q2.4c All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in other recognised forms of alternative education
  • Q2.4d All children/learners with an official decision of SEN educated in recognised forms of home schooling

Q2.5 All children/learners with an official decision of SEN who should, by law, be in some form of recognised education, but who are out of any form of recognised education.

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