Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.6281 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland is 0.6281 GPIA, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 0.631 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5362 GPIA, in 2015.
Switzerland ranks 35th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.558 GPIA | 0.5362 GPIA | 0.5865 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6125 GPIA | 0.5811 GPIA | 0.631 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 32 Honduras 0.7904 GPIA compare
- 33 Luxembourg 0.7191 GPIA compare
- 34 Costa Rica 0.641 GPIA
- 36 Rwanda 0.322 GPIA compare
- 37 Ghana 0.3163 GPIA 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 0.6281 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 0.631 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5362 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 35th out of 37 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 16.8%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release