Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower was 0.9576 NPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland stood at 0.9576 NPIA. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 0.9576 NPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.9307 NPIA, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 24th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower … native NPIA lower in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | NPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9315 NPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9307 NPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9323 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9344 NPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9358 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9394 NPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9395 NPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9526 NPIA | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 0.9536 NPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9563 NPIA | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 0.9576 NPIA | +0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.9576 NPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 NPIA, 96% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.9576 NPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9981 NPIA, 96% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.934 NPIA | 0.9307 NPIA | 0.9394 NPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9519 NPIA | 0.9395 NPIA | 0.9576 NPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 lower secondary education or in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland was 0.9576 NPIA 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 0.9576 NPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9307 NPIA in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 24th out of 34 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 2.8%. 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 native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release