France vs Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
France
0.3%
in 2023
Switzerland
0.6%
in 2023
France rank
33rd
Switzerland rank
30th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- France
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.6% against 0.3% in France, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.7 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 30th of 124 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, France averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 0.6% | France |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.6% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, France or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.6% against 0.3% in France as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between France and Switzerland?
- 0.3%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do France and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- France ranks 33rd and Switzerland ranks 30th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, male (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release