Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Switzerland, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Switzerland stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Switzerland peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1980.
Switzerland ranks 15th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.4% | — |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +393.5% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Switzerland was 98.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.