Sweden vs Switzerland: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education
Sweden
24.9%
in 2024
Switzerland
18.8%
in 2024
Sweden rank
42nd
Switzerland rank
44th
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education over time
- Sweden
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 24.9% against 18.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 6.1%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Sweden ahead.
Sweden ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 44th of 57 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.8% | 22.4% | 4.4% | Sweden |
| 2000s | 28.7% | 31.6% | 2.9% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 38.7% | 15.7% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 26.2% | 20.2% | 6.0% | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education, Sweden or Switzerland?
- Sweden, at 24.9% against 18.8% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education between Sweden and Switzerland?
- 6.1%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2024.
- How do Sweden and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Sweden ranks 42nd and Switzerland ranks 44th of 57 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general 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