Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 41.6% 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 41.6%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Switzerland peaked at 41.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1980.
Switzerland ranks 27th of 110 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 post-secondary, population in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 10.8% | — |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +212.2% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 36.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 37.8% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 35.5% | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 39.0% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 39.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 40.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 40.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 41.6% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 33.7% | 33.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 34.1% | 39.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 40.0% | 41.6% | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
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 41.6% 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 41.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Switzerland ranks 27th out of 110 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 22.1%. 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+, 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.