Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland is 0.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland peaked at 0.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 1999.
Switzerland ranks 96th of 121 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | +17.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 0.2% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -8.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.2% | -1.5% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.2% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.2% | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 0.2% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2% | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 0.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2% | +9.9% |
| 2021 | 0.2% | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 0.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland was 0.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 1999.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Switzerland ranks 96th out of 121 countries with data for 2023.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release