Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Switzerland
Switzerland: Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training was 11.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Switzerland stood at 11.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.6% on the previous year and up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Switzerland peaked at 12.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.0%, in 2003.
That places Switzerland 99th out of 110 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 10.0% | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | +6.7% |
| 2005 | 10.2% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 11.0% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 11.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.3% | -6.6% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.9% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.3% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 11.3% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.3% | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -10.7% |
| 2023 | 12.1% | +20.8% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | -9.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.1% | 11.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 10.1% | 12.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Switzerland?
- Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training in Switzerland was 11.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 12.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.0% in 2003.
- How does Switzerland rank for participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training?
- Switzerland ranks 99th out of 110 countries with data for 2024.
- Is participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. 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 – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Participation rate in formal and non-formal education and training, by sex (%).