Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology … Science adjusted was 0.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Switzerland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Switzerland is 0.3%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Switzerland peaked at 0.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1999.
Switzerland ranks 86th of 120 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 … Science adjusted in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.3% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3% | +8.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3% | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 0.3% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 0.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.3% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 0.3% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.3% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.3% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 0.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
| 2021 | 0.3% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.3% | +5.5% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4%, 93% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 93% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 99.87 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.86 (2024)
- 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)
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 0.3% 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 0.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Switzerland ranks 86th out of 120 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 17.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release