Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 73.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 73.2% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 78.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 71.9%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 23rd out of 36 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 75.4% | — |
| 2015 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.4% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | -6.3% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 72.8% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 73.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 76.4% | 75.4% | 78.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 73.9% | 71.9% | 78.2% | 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 73.2% 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 78.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.9% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 23rd out of 36 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 down 2.9%. 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release