Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.8094 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland is 0.8094 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 0.8094 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3001 GPIA, in 1980.
Switzerland ranks 88th of 108 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.3001 GPIA | — |
| 2009 | 0.5776 GPIA | +92.4% |
| 2010 | 0.6312 GPIA | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6448 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.6526 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.6815 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6806 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6889 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.7249 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7465 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7704 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7842 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7832 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8001 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8094 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3001 GPIA | 0.3001 GPIA | 0.3001 GPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5776 GPIA | 0.5776 GPIA | 0.5776 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6814 GPIA | 0.6312 GPIA | 0.7465 GPIA | 8 |
| 2020s | 0.7894 GPIA | 0.7704 GPIA | 0.8094 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 0.8094 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 0.8094 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3001 GPIA in 1980.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 88th out of 108 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 18.8%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release