Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 98.9% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
98.9%
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 94 countries
All-time high
99.0%
in 2022
All-time low
96.1%
in 2009
Years of data
15
2009–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland stood at 98.9%.
The figure is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 99.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 2009.
Switzerland ranks 8th of 94 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 96.1% | — |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.1% | 96.1% | 96.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 97.2% | 96.4% | 98.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 98.7% | 97.9% | 99.0% | 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 98.9% 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 99.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 94 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 1.4%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release