Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.6%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
29th
of 108 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2000
All-time low
99.6%
in 2023
Years of data
20
2000–2024
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 99.6% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland peaked at 100.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 99.6%, in 2023.
That places Switzerland 29th out of 108 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary … primary urban male in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100.0% | — |
| 2005 | 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 | 99.8% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | -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% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 99.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 99.6%, 100% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 99.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 99.7%, 100% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.6% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.7% | 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 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 2000.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.6% in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Switzerland ranks 29th out of 108 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 0.2%. 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, urban, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release