Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban male was 4.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 4.5% for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 4.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.1%, in 2021.
That places Switzerland 1st out of 52 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral urban male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4.9% | — |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.4% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 4.4% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 4.1% | -7.4% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 4.4% | +9.7% |
| 2023 | 4.5% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 4.5% | -1.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 4.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.4%, 3.3× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 4.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.3%, 3.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.6% | 4.4% | 4.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.1% | 4.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 2 Luxembourg 4.1% compare
- 3 Slovenia 3.5% compare
- 4 United States 2.9% compare
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 4.5% 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 4.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.1% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 1st out of 52 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 down 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release