Austria vs Switzerland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Austria
65.6%
in 2024
Switzerland
66.3%
in 2024
Austria rank
206th
Switzerland rank
203rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 66.3% against 65.6% in Austria, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 206th and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 219 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.7% | 61.2% | 1.6% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 60.1% | 64.9% | 4.7% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 62.8% | 67.9% | 5.1% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 63.8% | 0.4% | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.2% | 0.1% | Austria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general, Austria or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 66.3% against 65.6% in Austria as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Austria and Switzerland?
- 0.7%, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Switzerland?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Austria and Switzerland rank globally for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Austria ranks 206th and Switzerland ranks 203rd of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary 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