Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper … upper rural gender was 0.9193 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 0.9193 GPIA.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 0.9246 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.8076 GPIA, in 2007.
That places Switzerland 56th 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 rural gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.8509 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.8076 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8096 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.8252 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 0.8811 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8886 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.9052 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 0.9246 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.8716 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.8843 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.871 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.8848 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.895 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.907 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9049 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 0.8955 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9133 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9025 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9193 GPIA | +1.9% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.9193 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1 GPIA, 92% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.9193 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9674 GPIA, 95% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8233 GPIA | 0.8076 GPIA | 0.8509 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8913 GPIA | 0.871 GPIA | 0.9246 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9071 GPIA | 0.8955 GPIA | 0.9193 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 0.9193 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 0.9246 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8076 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 56th 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 5.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release