Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 0.7371 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 0.7371 GPIA.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 29.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland peaked at 0.7869 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.3941 GPIA, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 76th of 88 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.3941 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.5836 GPIA | +48.1% |
| 2009 | 0.4742 GPIA | -18.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5778 GPIA | +21.9% |
| 2011 | 0.5983 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 0.5887 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5773 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.57 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 0.5837 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6084 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5946 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6281 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.6516 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.71 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 0.767 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.7869 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7423 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2024 | 0.7371 GPIA | -0.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.7371 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 59% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.7371 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 61% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate … completed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +48.1% | 0.3941 GPIA | 0.5836 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.484 GPIA | 0.3941 GPIA | 0.5836 GPIA | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.5979 GPIA | 0.57 GPIA | 0.6516 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7487 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.7869 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 0.7371 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 0.7869 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3941 GPIA in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Switzerland ranks 76th out of 88 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 29.3%. 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release