Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
25th
of 136 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 1996
All-time low
99.6%
in 2020
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland is 99.6%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland peaked at 100.0% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 136 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 99.9% | — |
| 1993 | 99.8% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 100.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 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 99.6% 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 100.0% in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 136 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 0.1%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release