Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural was 29.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 29.4% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland peaked at 29.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.2%, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 23rd of 89 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 11.2% | — |
| 2007 | 14.2% | +27.1% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +44.7% |
| 2011 | 24.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | -19.2% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 22.5% | +6.1% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 24.9% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 28.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +3.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 29.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 28.3%, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 29.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 27.5%, 1.1× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … rate short-cycle tertiary rural in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +44.7% | 16.3% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.2% | 16.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 23.3% | 20.1% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.6% | 27.9% | 29.4% | 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland was 29.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.2% in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 89 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release