Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.8094 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland is 0.8094 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 23.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland peaked at 0.8094 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3096 GPIA, in 1995.
That places Switzerland 103rd out of 127 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.3276 GPIA | — |
| 1994 | 0.3152 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.3096 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 0.3096 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.3462 GPIA | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3415 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3593 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.3774 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3958 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4198 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0.4393 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.4453 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.4686 GPIA | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.4803 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5099 GPIA | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 0.5335 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5534 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 0.5929 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6039 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6055 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6292 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 0.653 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.679 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6816 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6889 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.724 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.7464 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0.7704 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.7842 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7832 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.8001 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.8094 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3299 GPIA | 0.3096 GPIA | 0.3593 GPIA | 7 |
| 2000s | 0.4623 GPIA | 0.3774 GPIA | 0.5534 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6604 GPIA | 0.5929 GPIA | 0.7464 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7894 GPIA | 0.7704 GPIA | 0.8094 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 2 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (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 0.8094 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 0.8094 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3096 GPIA in 1995.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Switzerland ranks 103rd out of 127 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 23.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release