Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.7371 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, 2009–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland stood at 0.7371 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 0.7869 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.5071 GPIA, in 2009.
Switzerland ranks 62nd of 71 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 0.5071 GPIA | — |
| 2010 | 0.6205 GPIA | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6394 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6434 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.619 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 0.6064 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.5946 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6343 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6557 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.71 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 0.767 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7869 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7423 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7371 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5071 GPIA | 0.5071 GPIA | 0.5071 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6267 GPIA | 0.5946 GPIA | 0.6557 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7487 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.7869 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (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 0.7371 GPIA 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 0.7869 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5071 GPIA in 2009.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 62nd out of 71 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 19.1%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release