Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender was 0.946 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, 2005–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland stood at 0.946 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 0.946 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.8552 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Switzerland 66th out of 107 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper urban gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8949 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8569 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8552 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8838 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8668 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8929 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 0.8681 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.9294 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9204 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9296 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9255 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.9204 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9388 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9415 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9407 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0.94 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9455 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 0.946 GPIA | +0.0% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.946 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9878 GPIA, 96% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.946 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9833 GPIA, 96% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8727 GPIA | 0.8552 GPIA | 0.8949 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9133 GPIA | 0.8668 GPIA | 0.9415 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9427 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.946 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 upper secondary education or in Switzerland?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland was 0.946 GPIA 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 0.946 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8552 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 66th out of 107 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 2.8%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release