Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland
Switzerland: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 5.6% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland, 1999–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 5.6% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2023.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Switzerland peaked at 7.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5.0%, in 2021.
Switzerland ranks 34th of 124 countries on this measure, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.0% | — |
| 2000 | 6.5% | -6.8% |
| 2001 | 5.9% | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -13.1% |
| 2003 | 5.7% | +10.8% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +20.8% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +7.9% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | -18.3% |
| 2008 | 5.7% | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 5.9% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 6.2% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 6.9% | +10.8% |
| 2013 | 6.6% | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 6.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 5.8% | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 5.3% | -8.5% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 5.3% | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 5.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 5.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 5.6% | +13.1% |
| 2023 | 5.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.0% | 7.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 6.1% | 5.1% | 7.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 5.3% | 6.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 5.4% | 5.0% | 5.6% | 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 5.6% 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 7.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.0% in 2021.
- How does Switzerland rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Switzerland ranks 34th out of 124 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 15.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release