Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 0.601 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5476 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.554 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5538 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5121 GPIA | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5468 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5905 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6263 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2022 | 0.6425 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6131 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.601 GPIA | -2.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.601 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPIA, 50% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.601 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 54% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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