Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Switzerland, 1991–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Switzerland stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1991.
That places Switzerland 37th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.8% | — |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +106.8% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +3.7% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 4.8% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 12.0% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 23.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.2% | 37.3% | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 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 short-cycle tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 37th out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. 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 short-cycle tertiary, 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 short-cycle tertiary education.