Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland stood at 98.5%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 1980.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 132 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 22.9% | — |
| 2009 | 96.7% | +321.3% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 97.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.9% | 22.9% | 22.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.7% | 96.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.7% | 97.6% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.6% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 11 Georgia 98.9% compare
- 12 Republic of Moldova 98.7% compare
- 13 Estonia 98.6% compare
- 15 Azerbaijan 98.4% compare
- 16 Lithuania 98.4% compare
- 17 Montenegro 97.9% compare
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 98.5% 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 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 132 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 0.9%. 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 lower secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release