Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9829 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
Switzerland recorded 0.9829 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 0.9903 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.9723 GPIA, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 22nd of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9723 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9775 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9777 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9725 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9791 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9851 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9832 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.9903 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9884 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9897 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9829 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9774 GPIA | 0.9723 GPIA | 0.9851 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9869 GPIA | 0.9829 GPIA | 0.9903 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 0.9829 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 0.9903 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9723 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 22nd out of 31 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 1.1%. 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, 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