Productivity vs. educational attainment in Switzerland
Switzerland: Productivity vs. educational attainment was 99.93 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour in 2023. ▲ Rising
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.
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 |
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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 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.