Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland
Switzerland: Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. was 33.2% in 2010. ▲ Rising
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland, 1960–2010
Source: Robert J. Barro and Jong-Wha Lee: http://www.barrolee.com/. Measured in Incomplete and Completed Tertiary.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 33.2% for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in 2010. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland peaked at 33.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 1965.
That places Switzerland 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Barro-Lee: Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Incomplete and Completed Tertiary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 9.4% | — |
| 1965 | 9.1% | -2.9% |
| 1970 | 9.4% | +3.5% |
| 1975 | 10.2% | +7.9% |
| 1980 | 11.0% | +7.8% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +15.5% |
| 1990 | 15.1% | +18.9% |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +15.3% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +9.7% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +16.1% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +49.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 9.4% | 2 |
| 1970s | 9.8% | 9.4% | 10.2% | 2 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 11.0% | 12.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 16.3% | 15.1% | 17.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 20.6% | 19.1% | 22.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 33.2% | 33.2% | 33.2% | 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland?
- Barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. in Switzerland was 33.2% 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 1965.
- How does Switzerland rank for barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling.?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 144 countries with data for 2010.
- Is barro-lee: percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 73.7%. 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 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of population age 25+ with tertiary schooling. Total (Incomplete and Completed Tertiary)