Switzerland vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

Switzerland
0.7%
in 2018
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.6%
in 2016
Switzerland rank
15th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
16th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • Switzerland
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 0.7% against 0.6% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Switzerland ahead.

Switzerland ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 108 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 1 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 0.2% 0.0% 0.2% Switzerland
2000s 0.3% 1.9% 1.6% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 0.6% 0.8% 0.2% United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Switzerland or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Switzerland, at 0.7% against 0.6% in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
16 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2016.
How do Switzerland and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
Switzerland ranks 15th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 16th of 108 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,285 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.