Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban was 0.8204 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland stood at 0.8204 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland peaked at 0.8204 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.4792 GPIA, in 2005.
That places Switzerland 78th out of 99 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … adjusted short-cycle tertiary urban in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.4792 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.5776 GPIA | +20.5% |
| 2008 | 0.5906 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.5756 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.6051 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6648 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6198 GPIA | -6.8% |
| 2013 | 0.6366 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6761 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.7062 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 0.7012 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.7029 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.75 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2019 | 0.7673 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.7789 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.786 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7817 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.8079 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 0.8204 GPIA | +1.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.8204 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.1 GPIA, 75% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.8204 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.06 GPIA, 77% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5558 GPIA | 0.4792 GPIA | 0.5906 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.683 GPIA | 0.6051 GPIA | 0.7673 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.795 GPIA | 0.7789 GPIA | 0.8204 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland was 0.8204 GPIA 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 0.8204 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4792 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Switzerland ranks 78th out of 99 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 21.3%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release