Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population was 1 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 2014
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Switzerland is 1 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Switzerland peaked at 1 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 4th of 95 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Canada 1.01 LPIA
- 2 Jordan 1.01 LPIA compare
- 3 Uruguay 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Australia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Belgium 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Bulgaria 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Czechia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Germany 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Spain 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 France 1 LPIA compare
- 4 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Greece 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Croatia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Hungary 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Ireland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Italy 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Lithuania 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Luxembourg 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Latvia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Netherlands 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Portugal 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Romania 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Slovenia 1 LPIA compare
- 4 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 4 United States 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,546 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.03 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 286,399 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0318 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population in Switzerland was 1 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment: at least some primary (isced 1), population rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment: at least some primary (ISCED 1), population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release