Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland
Switzerland: Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level was 22.7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland, 2010–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 22.7 for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 106.4% on the previous year and up 55.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland peaked at 22.7 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11, in 2023.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 37 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17 | — |
| 2013 | 18.4 | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 14.6 | -20.7% |
| 2015 | 18.7 | +28.1% |
| 2016 | 12.9 | -31.0% |
| 2017 | 16.9 | +31.0% |
| 2018 | 16.1 | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 14.7 | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 15.9 | +8.2% |
| 2021 | 22.2 | +39.6% |
| 2022 | 15.3 | -31.1% |
| 2023 | 11 | -28.1% |
| 2024 | 22.7 | +106.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 16.16 | 12.9 | 18.7 | 8 |
| 2020s | 17.42 | 11 | 22.7 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 101.21 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland?
- Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level in Switzerland was 22.7 in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 22.7 in 2024.
- What is the lowest persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 in 2023.
- How does Switzerland rank for persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 37 countries with data for 2024.
- Is persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Persistent at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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