Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland stood at 37.3%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 1980.
That places Switzerland 43rd out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.1% | 5.1% | 5.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.9% | 24.9% | 24.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 27.3% | 33.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.2% | 37.3% | 5 |
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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 37.3% 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 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd out of 111 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 36.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release