Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Switzerland
Switzerland: Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 was 30.3% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
30.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 47 countries
All-time high
41.4%
in 2001
All-time low
26.0%
in 2022
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 30.3% for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in 2025.
That represents a change of down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Switzerland peaked at 41.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 2022.
Switzerland ranks 7th of 47 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.7% | — |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 29.2% | -26.8% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +12.7% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | -4.6% |
| 2006 | 27.1% | -13.7% |
| 2007 | 31.5% | +16.2% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +20.1% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 33.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 34.7% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 35.3% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 35.8% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 32.1% | -11.8% |
| 2021 | 27.2% | -15.3% |
| 2022 | 26.0% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 31.5% | +21.2% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.3% | 27.1% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 33.2% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 26.0% | 32.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 337,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Switzerland?
- Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 in Switzerland was 30.3% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 41.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 47 countries with data for 2025.
- Is participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by nuts 2 rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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