Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 81.9% for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland peaked at 84.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1970.
Switzerland ranks 26th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.3% | — |
| 1993 | 75.1% | +289.0% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 71.8% | 75.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 73.6% | 80.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 76.4% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.1% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 upper secondary in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland was 81.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1970.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 141 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.