Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9991 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland stood at 0.9991 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 0.9994 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9852 GPIA, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 24th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.9907 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.9852 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 0.9862 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.987 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9892 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9945 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9916 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9891 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9904 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9994 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 0.9972 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9989 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9937 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9959 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9907 GPIA | 0.9907 GPIA | 0.9907 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9903 GPIA | 0.9852 GPIA | 0.9994 GPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.997 GPIA | 0.9937 GPIA | 0.9991 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
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 0.9991 GPIA 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 0.9994 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9852 GPIA in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 94 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 1.0%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release