Productivity vs. educational attainment in Switzerland
Switzerland: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
Change on year
down 1.4%
World rank
3rd
of 130 countries
All-time high
101.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 2022
All-time low
17.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour
in 1950
Years of data
74
1950–2023
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Switzerland, 1950–2023
Source: Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
Analysis
In 2023, productivity vs. educational attainment in Switzerland stood at 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, productivity vs. educational attainment in Switzerland peaked at 101.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022 and was at its lowest, 17.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, in 1950.
That places Switzerland 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 74 years of available data.
Productivity vs. educational attainment in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 17.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | — |
| 1951 | 18.91 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.3% |
| 1952 | 18.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.3% |
| 1953 | 19.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.6% |
| 1954 | 20.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.7% |
| 1955 | 21.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.4% |
| 1956 | 22.51 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.4% |
| 1957 | 22.9 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.8% |
| 1958 | 22.45 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -2.0% |
| 1959 | 24.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +7.7% |
| 1960 | 25.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.4% |
| 1961 | 26.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.3% |
| 1962 | 26.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.9% |
| 1963 | 27.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.9% |
| 1964 | 28.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.0% |
| 1965 | 29.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.2% |
| 1966 | 30.14 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.8% |
| 1967 | 30.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.7% |
| 1968 | 31.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.0% |
| 1969 | 33.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.8% |
| 1970 | 34.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.4% |
| 1971 | 35.75 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.5% |
| 1972 | 36.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 38.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 39.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 37.71 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -3.8% |
| 1976 | 38.37 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 39.6 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.2% |
| 1978 | 40.24 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 41.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 42.68 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 42.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 42.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 42.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 43.76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 44.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 45.88 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 45.79 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 45.47 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 47.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 45.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -6.1% |
| 1992 | 45.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 46.99 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 47.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 49.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 50.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 53.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 53.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 53.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 54.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 54.83 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 55.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 56.07 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 56.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 60.57 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 63.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 68.32 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 72.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 71.86 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 84.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 86.64 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 86.27 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 87.12 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 85.67 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 86.38 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 88.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 89.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 93.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 95.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 99.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 101.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | -1.4% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.52 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, 1.9× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 46.15 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour, 2.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 20.89 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 17.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 24.17 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1960s | 28.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 25.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 33.09 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1970s | 38.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 34.54 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 41.42 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 42.25 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 46.69 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.48 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 45.03 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 53.73 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 54.41 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 72.59 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.4 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 76 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 93.04 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.94 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 95.01 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 101.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour | 4 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 1 Ireland 158.21 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 2 Norway 130.13 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 4 Denmark 88.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 5 Austria 84.97 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
- 6 Netherlands 84.8 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 68,266 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 5,583 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 94,990 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 89,549 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is productivity vs. educational attainment in Switzerland?
- Productivity vs. educational attainment in Switzerland was 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023, according to Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 101.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2022.
- What is the lowest productivity vs. educational attainment recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.96 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 1950.
- How does Switzerland rank for productivity vs. educational attainment?
- Switzerland ranks 3rd out of 130 countries with data for 2023.
- Is productivity vs. educational attainment rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Feenstra et al. – Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Productivity vs. educational attainment. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Productivity is calculated as GDP divided by the total number of hours worked in the economy. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.