Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master rural s in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master rural s was 15.9% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland stood at 15.9%.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 18.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 2nd out of 59 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … male Master rural s in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 16.6% | — |
| 2015 | 17.2% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.4% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +11.3% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | -14.0% |
| 2022 | 13.9% | -5.1% |
| 2023 | 15.2% | +9.4% |
| 2024 | 15.9% | +4.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 15.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.7%, 2.4× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 15.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.9%, 2.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.2% | 16.4% | 18.2% | 6 |
| 2020s | 15.3% | 13.9% | 17.0% | 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 master's or equivalent in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland was 15.9% 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 18.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 2nd 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 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release