Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both was 12.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 12.7% for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.9% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Switzerland peaked at 13.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 6th out of 60 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural both in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 12.8% | — |
| 2015 | 13.3% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 13.8% | +8.8% |
| 2018 | 13.8% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.7% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 11.4% | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 12.2% | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | +3.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 12.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 7.7%, 1.7× the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 12.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 7.9%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 13.3% | 12.6% | 13.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.4% | 13.8% | 5 |
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 12.7% 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 13.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Switzerland ranks 6th out of 60 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 0.5%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release