Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.601 GPIA in 2024. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.601 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.0% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 0.6425 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5121 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Switzerland 50th out of 56 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5508 GPIA | 0.5121 GPIA | 0.5905 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6207 GPIA | 0.601 GPIA | 0.6425 GPIA | 4 |
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 0.601 GPIA 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 0.6425 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5121 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 50th 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 up 9.8%. 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 Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release