Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland
Switzerland: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, 2014–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.1% on the previous year and down 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland peaked at 0.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 17th of 65 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.5% | — |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -6.4% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.5% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Switzerland was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Switzerland ranks 17th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release