Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location was 0.8053 LPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.8053 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland peaked at 1.06 LPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.6754 LPIA, in 2007.
That places Switzerland 10th out of 93 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0.6754 LPIA | — |
| 2008 | 0.6787 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.757 LPIA | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 1.05 LPIA | +38.4% |
| 2011 | 1.05 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1.06 LPIA | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8059 LPIA | -23.8% |
| 2014 | 0.7674 LPIA | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 0.7747 LPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.752 LPIA | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8104 LPIA | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 0.7813 LPIA | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7828 LPIA | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8051 LPIA | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.7966 LPIA | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7849 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.7772 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8053 LPIA | +3.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.8053 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6393 LPIA, 1.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.8053 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.5955 LPIA, 1.4× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … short-cycle tertiary location 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 | +38.4% | 0.757 LPIA | 1.05 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7037 LPIA | 0.6754 LPIA | 0.757 LPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.8632 LPIA | 0.752 LPIA | 1.06 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7938 LPIA | 0.7772 LPIA | 0.8053 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 7 Uzbekistan 0.8634 LPIA compare
- 8 Luxembourg 0.852 LPIA compare
- 9 Malta 0.8327 LPIA compare
- 11 Ireland 0.7928 LPIA compare
- 12 Germany 0.7841 LPIA compare
- 13 United States 0.751 LPIA compare
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 0.8053 LPIA 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 1.06 LPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6754 LPIA in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Switzerland ranks 10th out of 93 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 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release