Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1.01 LPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 LPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 95 countries
All-time high
1.01 LPIA
in 2017
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 2009
Years of data
15
2009–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.01 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 1.01 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Switzerland 8th out of 95 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 LPIA | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 1.01 LPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1.01 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 1.01 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 5 Luxembourg 1.02 LPIA compare
- 6 Austria 1.01 LPIA compare
- 7 United States of America 1.01 LPIA compare
- 9 Netherlands 1.01 LPIA compare
- 10 Norway 1.01 LPIA compare
- 11 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1 LPIA compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland was 1.01 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 95 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release