Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 46.1% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland stood at 46.1%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland peaked at 46.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1980.
Switzerland ranks 20th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 17.0% | — |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +153.8% |
| 2010 | 44.6% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 44.5% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -7.8% |
| 2016 | 43.7% | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 45.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 45.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 45.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 45.7% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 44.9% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 45.9% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 43.0% | 43.0% | 43.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 44.6% | 42.4% | 46.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 45.5% | 44.9% | 46.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 303,965 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 46.1% 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 46.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 108 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 8.7%. 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+, male (%) (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.