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Published on 16 August 2024

Compulsory education

Compulsory schooling (11 years) comprises the primary and lower-secondary levels. Children start primary school from the age of four, where they acquire and develop the basic knowledge for the next years of their education. Compulsory education is completed after the lower-secondary level, which usually lasts three years. Almost all children in Switzerland attend government-run schools to obtain their compulsory education.