Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8435 LPIA in 2024. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, 2009β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.8435 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2024.
The figure is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 1.06 LPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.7814 LPIA, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 10th out of 70 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8147 LPIA | 0.8147 LPIA | 0.8147 LPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.9217 LPIA | 0.8112 LPIA | 1.06 LPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.8139 LPIA | 0.7814 LPIA | 0.8435 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland was 0.8435 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 1.06 LPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7814 LPIA in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 70 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 up 2.6%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release