Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female was 37.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland is 37.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland peaked at 37.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 1991.
That places Switzerland 37th out of 128 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.8% | — |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +106.8% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 9.4% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 10.5% | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 10.7% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 11.4% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 12.0% | +5.3% |
| 2001 | 12.9% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 14.7% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 16.4% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 20.8% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 23.3% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 25.6% | +4.4% |
| 2014 | 28.3% | +10.4% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 29.8% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 32.8% | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 34.0% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 35.2% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 35.2% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 36.7% | +4.5% |
| 2024 | 37.3% | +1.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 37.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.7%, 96% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 37.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 37.3%, 1.0× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary female 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +106.8% | 4.8% | 10.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.5% | 4.8% | 11.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 12.0% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.3% | 23.3% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.2% | 37.3% | 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 37.3% 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 37.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 1991.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Switzerland ranks 37th out of 128 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 31.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release