Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8053 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.8053 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 1.05 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.7708 LPIA, in 2009.
That places Switzerland 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.7708 LPIA | — |
| 2010 | 1.04 LPIA | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 1.04 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.05 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8289 LPIA | -20.9% |
| 2015 | 0.7893 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7724 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.8104 LPIA | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8158 LPIA | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8045 LPIA | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.8051 LPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7966 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7849 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7772 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8053 LPIA | +3.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.8053 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6985 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.8053 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6516 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational … location LPIA adjusted post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +35.3% | 0.7708 LPIA | 1.04 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7708 LPIA | 0.7708 LPIA | 0.7708 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.884 LPIA | 0.7724 LPIA | 1.05 LPIA | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7938 LPIA | 0.7772 LPIA | 0.8053 LPIA | 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland was 0.8053 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.05 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7708 LPIA in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 72 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release