Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA was 0.4772 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.4772 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.0% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 0.4772 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3851 LPIA, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 12th out of 39 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … male Doctoral location LPIA in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4115 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.3917 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.4023 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 0.4461 LPIA | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 0.4166 LPIA | -6.6% |
| 2019 | 0.4389 LPIA | +5.3% |
| 2020 | 0.417 LPIA | -5.0% |
| 2021 | 0.3851 LPIA | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.3914 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 0.426 LPIA | +8.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4772 LPIA | +12.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.4772 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.4025 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.4772 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.3741 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4178 LPIA | 0.3917 LPIA | 0.4461 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.4193 LPIA | 0.3851 LPIA | 0.4772 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland was 0.4772 LPIA in 2024, 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 0.4772 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3851 LPIA in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 39 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release