Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 0.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.7% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland peaked at 0.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2005.
Switzerland ranks 29th of 126 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.2% | — |
| 2000 | 0.2% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +76.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2% | -32.4% |
| 2003 | 0.3% | +16.6% |
| 2004 | 0.2% | -5.3% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -38.0% |
| 2006 | 0.2% | +51.4% |
| 2008 | 0.4% | +52.6% |
| 2009 | 0.5% | +36.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5% | +7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | +10.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 0.6% | -10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.7% | +15.4% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | +9.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | -16.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +10.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | +8.1% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +20.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | -17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 26 Brunei Darussalam 1.0% compare
- 27 Italy 0.8% compare
- 28 New Zealand 0.7% compare
- 30 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.7% compare
- 31 Cameroon 0.5% compare
- 32 Mongolia 0.5% compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 337,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (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 0.7% 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 0.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2005.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Switzerland ranks 29th out of 126 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 19.1%. 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 tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release