Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.8053 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.8053 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 0.8289 LPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.7724 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 6th out of 83 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8289 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.7893 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7724 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8104 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8158 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8045 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8051 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7966 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7849 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7772 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8053 LPIA | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8036 LPIA | 0.7724 LPIA | 0.8289 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7938 LPIA | 0.7772 LPIA | 0.8053 LPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland was 0.8053 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8289 LPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7724 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 83 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release