Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.4549 LPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.4549 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.0% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 0.4549 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3839 LPIA, in 2016.
Switzerland ranks 13th of 40 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.405 LPIA | 0.3839 LPIA | 0.4317 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4447 LPIA | 0.4212 LPIA | 0.4549 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland was 0.4549 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4549 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3839 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 13th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, 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