Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 83.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland stood at 83.1%. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 83.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 66.4%, in 2008.
Switzerland ranks 16th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.0% | — |
| 2007 | 69.1% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 72.6% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +7.9% |
| 2011 | 78.7% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 80.5% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | -6.5% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.6% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 80.4% | -2.3% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 81.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 83.1% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.5% | 66.4% | 74.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 77.1% | 82.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.6% | 80.4% | 83.1% | 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 upper secondary education or in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland was 83.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.4% in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release