Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.7579 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland is 0.7579 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.4% 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 0.7866 LPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7122 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 9th out of 80 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.7798 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.7373 LPIA | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7122 LPIA | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 0.7294 LPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7401 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7381 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7613 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7842 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7866 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7405 LPIA | -5.9% |
| 2024 | 0.7579 LPIA | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7395 LPIA | 0.7122 LPIA | 0.7798 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7661 LPIA | 0.7405 LPIA | 0.7866 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 0.7579 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 0.7866 LPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7122 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 80 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, 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