Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender was 0.7371 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland is 0.7371 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 0.7869 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5946 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Switzerland 62nd out of 81 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Bachelor rural gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.612 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.619 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6064 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5946 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6343 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6557 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.71 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.767 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7869 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7423 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7371 GPIA | -0.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.7371 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.28 GPIA, 58% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.7371 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.21 GPIA, 61% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6203 GPIA | 0.5946 GPIA | 0.6557 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7487 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.7869 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 59 Netherlands 0.9362 GPIA compare
- 60 Albania 0.8516 GPIA
- 61 Azerbaijan 0.8178 GPIA compare
- 63 Germany 0.6917 GPIA compare
- 64 Uzbekistan 0.6366 GPIA compare
- 65 South Korea 0.6101 GPIA compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.86 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (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 0.7371 GPIA 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 0.7869 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5946 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 62nd out of 81 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 up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release