Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Switzerland
Switzerland: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 19.6% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Switzerland, 2006–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 19.6% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in 2021. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
That represents a change of up 42.4% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Switzerland peaked at 19.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.8%, in 2020.
Switzerland ranks 25th of 71 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 14.9% | — |
| 2007 | 14.1% | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +12.2% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | -6.9% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 15.0% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 15.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 14.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 13.8% | -5.6% |
| 2021 | 19.6% | +42.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 19.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.2%, 3.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 19.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 6.8%, 2.9× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.9% | 14.1% | 15.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 14.9% | 14.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.7% | 13.8% | 19.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Switzerland?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Switzerland was 19.6% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.8% in 2020.
- How does Switzerland rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Switzerland ranks 25th out of 71 countries with data for 2021.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (household survey data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release