Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 21.9% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 21.9% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 23.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 3rd of 81 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.3% | 22.3% | 23.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 22.0% | 21.2% | 23.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Luxembourg 31.8% compare
- 2 Georgia 23.9% compare
- 4 Slovak Republic 20.6% compare
- 5 Belgium 17.3% compare
- 6 Poland 17.3% 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 21.9% 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 23.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 81 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 1.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release