Lower secondary completion rate, total in Switzerland
Switzerland: Lower secondary completion rate, total was 96.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Switzerland, 2004–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary completion rate, total in Switzerland is 96.0%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary completion rate, total in Switzerland peaked at 100.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 2004.
That places Switzerland 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Lower secondary completion rate, total in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 94.3% | — |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 95.3% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 96.1% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.1% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 96.7% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 96.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 95.8% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 95.7% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 100.7% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 96.4% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 95.6% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.3% | 94.3% | 96.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 95.7% | 100.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.8% | 94.9% | 96.4% | 5 |
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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 lower secondary completion rate, total in Switzerland?
- Lower secondary completion rate, total in Switzerland was 96.0% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 100.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest lower secondary completion rate, total recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 2004.
- How does Switzerland rank for lower secondary completion rate, total?
- Switzerland ranks 55th out of 187 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lower secondary completion rate, total rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Lower secondary completion rate, total (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.