Austria vs Switzerland: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general
Austria
63.2%
in 2024
Switzerland
61.8%
in 2024
Austria rank
202nd
Switzerland rank
204th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general over time
- Austria
- Switzerland
How they compare
Austria currently reports 63.2% against 61.8% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Switzerland ahead.
Austria ranks 202nd and Switzerland ranks 204th of 217 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Austria | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 57.5% | 57.7% | 0.2% | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 57.9% | 60.9% | 3.0% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 60.0% | 63.5% | 3.5% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 60.6% | 59.6% | 0.9% | Austria |
| 2020s | 62.7% | 60.5% | 2.2% | 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?
- Austria, at 63.2% against 61.8% in Switzerland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general between Austria and Switzerland?
- 1.4%, with Austria 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 202nd and Switzerland ranks 204th of 217 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general programmes, 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