Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 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
Switzerland recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Switzerland peaked at 1 GPIA in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.9999 GPIA, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 8th out of 37 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9999 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 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 1 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 2015.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9999 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Switzerland ranks 8th out of 37 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 0.0%. 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, non-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