Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 26.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Switzerland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Switzerland stood at 26.3%. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Switzerland peaked at 26.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 13.3%, in 1999.
That places Switzerland 102nd out of 113 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.3% | — |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +10.3% |
| 2001 | 15.2% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 16.9% | +10.0% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 19.0% | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.3% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 20.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 20.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 22.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 22.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 22.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 24.7% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 24.3% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 25.2% | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 14.7% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.0% | 20.7% | 23.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 25.1% | 24.3% | 26.3% | 4 |
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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 26.3% 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 26.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.3% in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Switzerland ranks 102nd out of 113 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 21.7%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release