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

Latest (2018)
7.4%
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
57th
of 97 countries
All-time high
8.9%
in 2011
All-time low
6.5%
in 2006
Years of data
18
1999–2018

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Switzerland, 1999–2018

024681999200820181999: 7.3 %2000: 7.1 %2001: 7.8 %2002: 7.7 %2003: 8.1 %2004: 7.2 %2005: 6.6 %2006: 6.5 %2008: 8.3 %2009: 7.9 %2010: 8.1 %2011: 8.9 %2013: 8.5 %2014: 8.3 %2015: 8.2 %2016: 7.6 %2017: 7.5 %2018: 7.4 %

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

Annual values for Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%) in Switzerland, 1999 to 2018.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 54 Slovakia 7.6% compare
  2. 55 El Salvador 7.5% compare
  3. 56 Malaysia 7.4% compare
  4. 58 Ukraine 7.4% compare
  5. 59 Iran, Islamic Republic of 7.3% compare
  6. 60 Latvia 7.1% compare

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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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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
97 places, 1,141 data points, 1998–2020
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed humanities and arts programmes in the reference year.