Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Completion rate, primary education, urban, male was 99.4% in 2021. ▬ Flat
Latest (2021)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
14th
of 75 countries
All-time high
99.5%
in 2018
All-time low
98.9%
in 2010
Years of data
12
2010–2021
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Switzerland, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Switzerland is 99.4%, measured in 2021.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Switzerland peaked at 99.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 75 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 98.9% | — |
| 2011 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.1% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.2% | 98.9% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 2 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Switzerland?
- Completion rate, primary education, urban, male in Switzerland was 99.4% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest completion rate, primary education, urban, male recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for completion rate, primary education, urban, male?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 75 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, primary education, urban, male rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release