Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 0.9964 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland is 0.9964 GPIA, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9915 GPIA, in 2016.
Switzerland ranks 17th of 28 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9953 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9932 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9915 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.994 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9952 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.9937 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.9947 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9973 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9964 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9938 GPIA | 0.9915 GPIA | 0.9953 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9977 GPIA | 0.9947 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 14 Ireland 0.9989 GPIA compare
- 15 United States of America 0.9975 GPIA compare
- 16 Montenegro 0.9968 GPIA compare
- 18 Malta 0.9954 GPIA
- 19 Slovenia 0.9925 GPIA compare
- 20 Iceland 0.991 GPIA
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 0.9964 GPIA 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 1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9915 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 28 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 up 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release