Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland is 97.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 98.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1980.
That places Switzerland 15th out of 131 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 | 16.2% | — |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +487.5% |
| 2010 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.2% | 16.2% | 16.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.2% | 95.2% | 95.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.2% | 95.3% | 96.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 96.9% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 12 Latvia 98.4% compare
- 13 Republic of Moldova 98.0% compare
- 14 Azerbaijan 98.0% compare
- 16 Lithuania 97.5% compare
- 17 United States of America 96.7% compare
- 18 Bulgaria 96.5% 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 97.9% 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 98.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 131 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 1.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release