Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 40.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland is 40.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 22.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 40.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 2nd of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 33.2% | — |
| 2015 | 34.7% | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 37.5% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 38.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 39.0% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 39.9% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 39.2% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 38.9% | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.4% | 33.2% | 39.0% | 6 |
| 2020s | 39.7% | 38.9% | 40.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Lithuania 41.4% compare
- 3 United States of America 39.4% compare
- 4 Belgium 38.5% compare
- 5 Netherlands 36.4% compare
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 40.5% 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 40.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 2nd out of 40 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 22.1%. 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, non-immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release