Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 2.5% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Switzerland peaked at 2.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 1st out of 58 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.9% | — |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Switzerland was 2.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 2.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 58 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, 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 Doctoral or equivalent.