Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% 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 100.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland peaked at 100.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 99.9%, in 2014.
That places Switzerland 8th out of 38 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 99.9% | — |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100.0% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 100.0% 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 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.9% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 38 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, non-immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release