Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 7.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Switzerland, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 7.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Switzerland peaked at 8.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2006.
Switzerland ranks 57th of 97 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.3% | — |
| 2000 | 7.1% | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +10.0% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | -11.3% |
| 2005 | 6.6% | -8.3% |
| 2006 | 6.5% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | +27.4% |
| 2009 | 7.9% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 8.1% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 8.9% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 8.5% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 8.2% | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 7.6% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 7.5% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.5% | 6.5% | 8.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.4% | 8.9% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Switzerland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Switzerland was 7.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 8.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2006.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Switzerland ranks 57th out of 97 countries with data for 2018.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.