Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.6248 LPIA in 2024. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.6248 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 0.6722 LPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.5907 LPIA, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 9th out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6301 LPIA | 0.5993 LPIA | 0.6722 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6196 LPIA | 0.5907 LPIA | 0.643 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 6 Malta 0.6997 LPIA compare
- 7 Philippines 0.657 LPIA compare
- 8 Brunei Darussalam 0.6361 LPIA compare
- 10 Slovenia, Republic of 0.5649 LPIA compare
- 11 Italy 0.5639 LPIA compare
- 12 United States 0.5633 LPIA 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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0065 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland was 0.6248 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6722 LPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5907 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 9th out of 59 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release