Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) was 99.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Switzerland, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Switzerland stood at 99.8%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Switzerland peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 99.7%, in 1981.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Switzerland?
- Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) in Switzerland was 99.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.7% in 1981.
- How does Switzerland rank for completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data)?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release