In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland
Switzerland: In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 21.1 in 2024. ▲ Rising
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland, 2007–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland stood at 21.1.
The figure is down 11.0% on the previous year and up 50.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland peaked at 25.2 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.2, in 2007.
That places Switzerland 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 12.2 | — |
| 2008 | 18 | +47.5% |
| 2009 | 16.7 | -7.2% |
| 2010 | 15 | -10.2% |
| 2011 | 17.3 | +15.3% |
| 2012 | 20.7 | +19.7% |
| 2013 | 16.3 | -21.3% |
| 2014 | 14 | -14.1% |
| 2015 | 15.7 | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 17.6 | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 17.7 | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 15.2 | -14.1% |
| 2019 | 22.8 | +50.0% |
| 2020 | 22.4 | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 20.4 | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 25.2 | +23.5% |
| 2023 | 23.7 | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 21.1 | -11.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.63 | 12.2 | 18 | 3 |
| 2010s | 17.23 | 14 | 22.8 | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.56 | 20.4 | 25.2 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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 years (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland?
- In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland was 21.1 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.2 in 2022.
- What is the lowest in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.2 in 2007.
- How does Switzerland rank for in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Switzerland ranks 11th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is in-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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