Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female was 91.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Switzerland, 2010–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Switzerland stood at 91.8%.
That represents a change of down 2.7% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Switzerland peaked at 94.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88.0%, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 15th out of 81 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 88.0% | — |
| 2011 | 90.6% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 89.3% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 91.3% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 91.3% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.0% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 91.8% | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.5% | 88.0% | 94.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 91.8% | 94.4% | 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, upper secondary education, urban, female in Switzerland?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female in Switzerland was 91.8% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 94.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.0% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 81 countries with data for 2021.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release