Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.5387 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland is 0.5387 LPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.9% 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 0.6104 LPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.5253 LPIA, in 2018.
Switzerland ranks 17th of 56 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5486 LPIA | 0.5253 LPIA | 0.5684 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.565 LPIA | 0.5387 LPIA | 0.6104 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 0.5387 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 0.6104 LPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5253 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 56 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 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release