Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. was 17.9% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 17.9% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 78.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland peaked at 17.9% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 1965.
That places Switzerland 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 5.7% | — |
| 1965 | 5.4% | -5.1% |
| 1970 | 5.5% | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +4.5% |
| 1980 | 6.1% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 7.2% | +19.1% |
| 1990 | 8.8% | +21.3% |
| 1995 | 9.8% | +12.1% |
| 2000 | 10.0% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 17.9% | +39.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 2 |
| 1970s | 5.6% | 5.5% | 5.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 6.7% | 6.1% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.4% | 10.0% | 12.8% | 2 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 17.9% | 17.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland was 17.9% in 2010, according to Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/.
- What is the highest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 1965.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Switzerland ranks 18th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 78.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/, published as part of Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 15+ with tertiary schooling. Completed Tertiary