Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 25.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Switzerland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Switzerland is 25.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Switzerland peaked at 25.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 43rd of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.1% | — |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 24.4% | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 23.9% | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | -5.9% |
| 2004 | 22.5% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 23.0% | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | -7.0% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | -7.3% |
| 2011 | 21.8% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 23.0% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 24.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 24.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 25.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 25.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 25.3% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.1% | 25.1% | 25.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 23.3% | 21.4% | 25.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 20.7% | 25.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.2% | 25.2% | 25.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 40 Kazakhstan 25.5% compare
- 41 Denmark 25.4% compare
- 42 Sri Lanka 25.4% compare
- 44 Canada 25.1% compare
- 45 Azerbaijan 25.1% compare
- 46 Philippines 25.0% compare
More education data for Switzerland
- 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 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 4 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.7% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Switzerland?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Switzerland was 25.3% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 25.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Switzerland ranks 43rd out of 124 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release