Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Switzerland
Switzerland: Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates was 101.2% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Switzerland, 2000–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Switzerland is 101.2%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Switzerland peaked at 104.2% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 101.2%, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 99th of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 104.0% | 103.6% | 104.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 102.2% | 101.6% | 103.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.6% | 101.2% | 102.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Duration of pre-primary education 2 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 4 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 58,349 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.44 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Switzerland?
- Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates in Switzerland was 101.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 104.2% in 2003.
- What is the lowest primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 101.2% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates?
- Switzerland ranks 99th out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Primary, secondary and tertiary education enrollment and completion rates. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Number of children of any age group who are enrolled in primary education, expressed as a percentage of the total population of the official primary school age.