Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Switzerland
Switzerland: Early leavers from education and training by citizenship was 5.5 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Switzerland, 2004–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Switzerland stood at 5.5.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Switzerland peaked at 9.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 4, in 2020.
That places Switzerland 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 9.5 | — |
| 2005 | 9.7 | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 9.6 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 7.6 | -20.8% |
| 2008 | 7.7 | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 9.1 | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 6.7 | -26.4% |
| 2011 | 6.3 | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 5.5 | -12.7% |
| 2013 | 5.6 | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 5.6 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 5.2 | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 4.9 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 4.5 | -8.2% |
| 2018 | 4.4 | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 4.4 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 4 | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 5.1 | +27.5% |
| 2022 | 6.5 | +27.5% |
| 2023 | 5.7 | -12.3% |
| 2024 | 5.7 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 5.5 | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.87 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 6 |
| 2010s | 5.31 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.42 | 4 | 6.5 | 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 early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Switzerland?
- Early leavers from education and training by citizenship in Switzerland was 5.5 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 9.7 in 2005.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by citizenship recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4 in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for early leavers from education and training by citizenship?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by citizenship rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by citizenship. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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