Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.2% 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 99.2%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% 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 99.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 15th out of 34 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.6% | — |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.5% | 99.3% | 99.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.3% | 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 99.2% 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 99.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Switzerland ranks 15th out of 34 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release