Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral gender was 0.6226 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.6226 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 35.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 0.6226 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4584 GPIA, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 37th of 59 countries on this measure, 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 Doctoral … Doctoral gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4584 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.4664 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4587 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.4877 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5355 GPIA | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5586 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 0.5742 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.6212 GPIA | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 0.5742 GPIA | -7.6% |
| 2023 | 0.5873 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.6226 GPIA | +6.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.6226 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6922 GPIA, 90% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.6226 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.775 GPIA, 80% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4942 GPIA | 0.4584 GPIA | 0.5586 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5959 GPIA | 0.5742 GPIA | 0.6226 GPIA | 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 0.6226 GPIA 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 0.6226 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4584 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 37th 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 35.8%. 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 gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release