Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both was 98.2% 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 98.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.4%, in 1980.
That places Switzerland 15th out of 135 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 … lower both in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 19.4% | — |
| 2009 | 95.9% | +393.5% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 98.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 91.6%, 1.1× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 98.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 95.4%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary … lower both in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +393.5% | 19.4% | 95.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.4% | 19.4% | 19.4% | 1 |
| 2000s | 95.9% | 95.9% | 95.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 96.0% | 97.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 97.9% | 97.2% | 98.2% | 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 98.2% 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 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.4% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 135 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 1.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release