Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland is 81.9%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Switzerland peaked at 84.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 19.3%, in 1970.
Switzerland ranks 26th of 141 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.3% | — |
| 1993 | 75.1% | +289.0% |
| 1994 | 74.4% | -0.9% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 72.7% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 73.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.6% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 78.1% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.0% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 78.6% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 77.1% | -3.8% |
| 2010 | 76.4% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 76.4% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 82.1% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 80.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 81.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 80.7% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 84.0% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.3% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 81.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 81.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Switzerland changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +289.0% | 19.3% | 75.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.3% | 19.3% | 19.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 73.1% | 71.8% | 75.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 77.8% | 73.6% | 80.1% | 9 |
| 2010s | 80.3% | 76.4% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.1% | 81.1% | 84.0% | 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 81.9% 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 84.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.3% in 1970.
- How does Switzerland rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Switzerland ranks 26th out of 141 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 1.5%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release