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Ranking26 cantons · 44 citiesUpdated November 7, 2026

Cantons of Switzerland ranked by education and childcare facilities per capita

How many education and childcare facilities there are per 100,000 inhabitants — in all 26 cantons and in the cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants. On average 329.2 per 100,000 inhabitants, one listing per 304 inhabitants.

329.2
education and childcare facilities per 100,000 inhabitants — Switzerland
one listing per 304 inhabitants
542.2
most — Basel-Stadt
one listing per 184 inhabitants
197.0
fewest — Uri
one listing per 508 inhabitants
9.1M
Inhabitants
FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025
How we count. Listings — the active education and childcare facilities in our database as of the data date. A listing belongs to a canton by its address (postal code). Population — FSO (BFS), permanent resident population on December 31, 2025; cities — GeoNames. Tourist and urban cantons rank higher: many companies relative to the resident population.

Cantons: education and childcare facilities per 100,000 inhabitants

Education and childcare facilities per 100,000 inhabitants and inhabitants per listing. Click a column to sort.

No. ↕Canton ↕Inhabitants ↕Education ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 Basel-StadtNorthwestern Switzerland 204,157 1,107
542.2
184
02 ZugCentral Switzerland 135,018 663
491.0
204
03 ZurichZurich region 1,632,918 7,256
444.4
225
04 SchaffhausenEastern Switzerland 90,087 338
375.2
267
05 LucerneCentral Switzerland 441,500 1,533
347.2
288
06 NeuchâtelEspace Mittelland 180,365 626
347.1
288
07 BernEspace Mittelland 1,076,127 3,675
341.5
293
08 Appenzell AusserrhodenEastern Switzerland 57,221 185
323.3
309
09 St. GallenEastern Switzerland 544,040 1,757
323.0
310
10 VaudLake Geneva region 863,650 2,699
312.5
320
11 ThurgauEastern Switzerland 302,806 944
311.8
321
12 GenevaLake Geneva region 537,084 1,641
305.5
327
13 TicinoTicino region 359,783 1,056
293.5
341
14 Basel-LandschaftNorthwestern Switzerland 303,872 837
275.4
363
15 AargauNorthwestern Switzerland 743,768 1,955
262.9
380
16 GlarusEastern Switzerland 42,451 107
252.1
397
17 FribourgEspace Mittelland 350,918 880
250.8
399
18 SchwyzCentral Switzerland 170,072 424
249.3
401
19 GrisonsEastern Switzerland 207,400 513
247.3
404
20 NidwaldenCentral Switzerland 45,664 108
236.5
423
21 SolothurnEspace Mittelland 291,583 652
223.6
447
22 JuraEspace Mittelland 75,178 161
214.2
467
23 ObwaldenCentral Switzerland 39,879 82
205.6
486
24 Appenzell InnerrhodenEastern Switzerland 16,890 34
201.3
497
25 ValaisLake Geneva region 376,113 741
197.0
508
26 UriCentral Switzerland 38,581 76
197.0
508
Average of Switzerland — 329.2 per 100,000 inhabitants30,050 education and childcare facilities · 9,127,125 inhabitants

Cities with more than 20,000 inhabitants

Education and childcare facilities per 100,000 inhabitants in the larger cities. Population of the cities — GeoNames.

No. ↕City ↕Inhabitants ↕Education ↕Per 100,000 inh. ↕Inhabitants per listing ↕
01 AarauAargau 21,503 179
832.4
120
02 BernBern 121,631 998
820.5
122
03 ZugZug 30,542 241
789.1
127
04 LucerneLucerne 81,691 593
725.9
138
05 NeuchâtelNeuchâtel 33,475 236
705.0
142
06 ZurichZurich 415,367 2,919
702.8
142
07 St. GallenSt. Gallen 75,833 515
679.1
147
08 FribourgFribourg 38,365 260
677.7
148
09 BaarZug 20,546 125
608.4
164
10 KreuzlingenThurgau 21,997 132
600.1
167
11 BaselBasel-Stadt 177,595 1,040
585.6
171
12 WinterthurZurich 111,840 610
545.4
183
13 LausanneVaud 139,111 721
518.3
193
14 SchaffhausenSchaffhausen 36,587 186
508.4
197
15 Biel/BienneBern 55,120 277
502.5
199
16 BülachZurich 20,443 102
498.9
200
17 Yverdon-les-BainsVaud 30,157 146
484.1
207
18 SionValais 34,708 168
484.0
207
19 UsterZurich 34,715 168
483.9
207
20 WetzikonZurich 24,764 114
460.3
217
21 FrauenfeldThurgau 25,607 116
453.0
221
22 LuganoTicino 63,185 276
436.8
229
23 ThunBern 43,723 188
430.0
233
24 ChurGrisons 35,373 152
429.7
233
25 GenevaGeneva 201,741 849
420.8
238
26 HorgenZurich 22,662 92
406.0
246
27 MontreuxVaud 25,984 102
392.5
255
28 DietikonZurich 20,893 80
382.9
261
29 RenensVaud 20,927 78
372.7
268
30 KriensLucerne 25,010 85
339.9
294
31 WilSt. Gallen 23,955 81
338.1
296
32 OpfikonZurich 21,554 70
324.8
308
33 La Chaux-de-FondsNeuchâtel 37,942 111
292.6
342
34 RiehenBasel-Stadt 20,000 56
280.0
357
35 BulleFribourg 23,438 59
251.7
397
36 EmmenLucerne 30,926 71
229.6
436
37 BellinzonaTicino 43,220 91
210.6
475
38 LancyGeneva 27,291 56
205.2
487
39 VernierGeneva 30,086 55
182.8
547
40 KönizBern 41,784 57
136.4
733
41 Glattpark (Opfikon)Zurich 21,554 10
46.4
2,155
42 KonizBern 41,784 1
2.4
41,784
43 Gwatt (ThunBern 43,723 1
2.3
43,723
44 GenebraGeneva 201,741 1
0.5
201,741

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