Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender was 0.9349 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland is 0.9349 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 0.9349 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.898 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Switzerland 27th out of 40 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … upper non-immigrant gender in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.898 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9025 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.8997 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 0.906 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.9154 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9253 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9245 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.9243 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9269 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9283 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9349 GPIA | +0.7% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.9349 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9587 GPIA, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.9349 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9676 GPIA, 97% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9078 GPIA | 0.898 GPIA | 0.9253 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9278 GPIA | 0.9243 GPIA | 0.9349 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 0.9349 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 0.9349 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.898 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 27th out of 40 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 4.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release