Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9571 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 0.9571 GPIA, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 0.963 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9334 GPIA, in 2016.
Switzerland ranks 22nd of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.9424 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.9455 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 0.9334 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.9374 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.9585 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9533 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 0.963 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.96 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 0.9589 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.9571 GPIA | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9451 GPIA | 0.9334 GPIA | 0.9585 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9599 GPIA | 0.9571 GPIA | 0.963 GPIA | 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 0.9571 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 0.963 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9334 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 22nd out of 33 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 1.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release