Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
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 0.7%, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland peaked at 1.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2016.
That places Switzerland 61st out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.2% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | -4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.9% | -22.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8% | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8% | -9.8% |
| 2009 | 0.7% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8% | -6.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7% | -5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | +13.7% |
| 2018 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 0.7% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.8% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.7% | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 0.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.7% | 1.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 9 |
| 2020s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 1.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2016.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Switzerland ranks 61st out of 111 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 down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Services 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