Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender was 0.9991 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
0.9991 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
53rd
of 134 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9969 GPIA
in 1993
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 GPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.9991 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% 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, 0.9969 GPIA, in 1993.
Switzerland ranks 53rd of 134 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.9991 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.9969 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 0.9978 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9987 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9985 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9973 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9981 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.9983 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9988 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9986 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9991 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9998 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.9991 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9992 GPIA, 100% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.9991 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9997 GPIA, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9991 GPIA | 0.9969 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.9973 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9994 GPIA | 0.9986 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.86 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (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 0.9991 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 0.9969 GPIA in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Switzerland ranks 53rd out of 134 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 0.0%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release