Cyprus vs Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Cyprus
5.5%
in 2024
Switzerland
5.6%
in 2023
Cyprus rank
36th
Switzerland rank
34th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Cyprus
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 5.6% against 5.5% in Cyprus, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Cyprus ahead.
Cyprus ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 124 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cyprus averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.4% | 7.0% | 2.4% | Cyprus |
| 2000s | 15.7% | 5.7% | 10.0% | Cyprus |
| 2010s | 5.7% | 5.9% | 0.3% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 4.4% | 5.4% | 1.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Cyprus or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 5.6% against 5.5% in Cyprus as of 2023.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 0.1%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Switzerland?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Cyprus and Switzerland rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Cyprus ranks 36th and Switzerland ranks 34th of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, both sexes (%). 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