Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 84.4% 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
In 2024, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland stood at 84.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland peaked at 86.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 21.0%, in 1970.
That places Switzerland 20th out of 142 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.0% | — |
| 1993 | 82.5% | +292.5% |
| 1994 | 81.6% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 79.8% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 78.8% | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 79.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 79.0% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 79.1% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 83.3% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 82.7% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.3% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 84.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 82.7% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 81.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 84.6% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.7% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 86.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 84.5% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 80.0% | 78.8% | 82.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 79.1% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.3% | 81.6% | 86.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 83.9% | 86.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 upper secondary in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Switzerland was 84.4% 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 86.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.0% in 1970.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 142 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 down 0.3%. 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+, 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 upper secondary education.