Federal Statistical Office FSO
Federal Statistical Office FSO
Affiliation: Swiss Confederation
The FSO plattform provides public and detailed statistics about Switzerland. See "Education and science" section.
Study and living conditions at Swiss higher education institutions in 2020 More than one in two students say they have difficulties with their studies and one in ten are thinking of dropping out 22.11.2021 - Altogether, 57% of students are encountering difficulties in their studies.
Research and development in Switzerland in 2019 CHF 22.9 billion spent on research and development in Switzerland in 2019 In 2019, CHF 22.9 billion was spent on research and development in Switzerland.
Study and living conditions at Swiss higher education institutions in 2020: first results Students work about 10 hours per week in addition to their studies 23.02.2021 - On average, students undertake 9.7 hours of paid work per semester week in addition to their studies.
Confederation research and development expenditure and personnel in 2019 Swiss Confederation dedicated CHF 2.6 billion to research in 2019 In 2019, the Confederation spent CHF 2.6 billion undertaking or in support of research and development activities.
Income of self-employed physicians in 2019 In 2019, self-employed physicians' median earned income was CHF 162 000 In 2019, half of self-employed physicians earned more than CHF 162 000 (median annual net income) and the other half less.
Competence centre for data science Statistical methods, data science and artificial intelligence: the FSO and UniNE intensify their cooperation 25.02.2021 - The University of Neuchâtel (UniNE) and the Federal Statistical Office (FSO) are reinforcing their cooperation in the field of data science and statistical methods.
Statistical production, data management and data science Statistics, data science and national data management: three tasks for a forward-looking FSO 28.12.2020 - The Federal Statistical Office (FSO) has reorganised itself for the start of 2021 to meet the challenges that tomorrow will bring.
During its session of 13th May 2020, the Federal Council decided to create a national data science competence centre. This centre will support the Federal Administration in solving complex tasks.
