Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 37.3% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1980.
That places Switzerland 43rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 5.1% | — |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +388.4% |
| 2010 | 28.1% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 28.7% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 27.3% | -8.9% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 33.9% | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.3% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.2% | 37.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 337,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland was 37.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.5%. 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 post-secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed post-secondary non-tertiary education.