Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 47.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2015–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland is 47.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 47.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 43.6%, in 2015.
That places Switzerland 1st out of 90 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 43.6% | — |
| 2016 | 45.1% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 46.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 47.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 45.5% | 43.6% | 46.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 46.3% | 47.4% | 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 47.2% 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 47.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.6% in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 90 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 8.3%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release