Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland is 99.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland peaked at 99.4% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 98.9%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 16th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.4% | — |
| 2015 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.1% | 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 primary education or higher in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.9% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release