Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 94.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland is 94.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 95.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 93.7%, in 2014.
Switzerland ranks 2nd of 43 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 93.7% | — |
| 2015 | 94.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.5% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 94.8% | 93.7% | 95.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 94.9% | 94.5% | 95.8% | 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 94.5% 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 95.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.7% in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 2nd out of 43 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 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release