Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female was 2.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland is 2.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 2.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 1st out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.9% | — |
| 2015 | 1.9% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 2.1% | +6.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 2.1% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +7.8% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 2.5% | +5.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 2.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.8%, 3.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 2.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.8%, 3.2× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 2.5% | 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 2.5% 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 2.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 59 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 34.9%. 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 (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release