Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate … female Doctoral location LPIA was 0.4278 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland stood at 0.4278 LPIA.
That represents a change of down 14.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 0.5531 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.3436 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 12th out of 35 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 … female Doctoral location LPIA in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4174 LPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.3751 LPIA | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3436 LPIA | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3923 LPIA | +14.2% |
| 2018 | 0.361 LPIA | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 0.3572 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.5088 LPIA | +42.4% |
| 2021 | 0.5531 LPIA | +8.7% |
| 2022 | 0.4693 LPIA | -15.2% |
| 2023 | 0.501 LPIA | +6.8% |
| 2024 | 0.4278 LPIA | -14.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.4278 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.3534 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.4278 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2985 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3744 LPIA | 0.3436 LPIA | 0.4174 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.492 LPIA | 0.4278 LPIA | 0.5531 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 0.4278 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 0.5531 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3436 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 12th out of 35 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 2.5%. 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, 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