Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9942 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Switzerland 11th out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9942 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9947 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.995 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9974 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9973 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9995 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9963 GPIA | 0.9942 GPIA | 0.9991 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9993 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 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 1 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9942 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 36 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 0.7%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release