Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 1.04 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.04 GPIA
Change on year
up 7.4%
World rank
29th
of 55 countries
All-time high
1.04 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.2775 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland is 1.04 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland peaked at 1.04 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2775 GPIA, in 1998.
Switzerland ranks 29th of 55 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.2775 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 0.2784 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.2895 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 0.2989 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 0.3906 GPIA | +30.7% |
| 2003 | 0.4078 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.3893 GPIA | -4.5% |
| 2005 | 0.4414 GPIA | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 0.4628 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 0.5003 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 0.819 GPIA | +63.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8855 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9047 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 0.8519 GPIA | -5.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8711 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +14.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8185 GPIA | -18.2% |
| 2015 | 0.8327 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7481 GPIA | -10.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7864 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8866 GPIA | +12.7% |
| 2019 | 0.9815 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 1.01 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9315 GPIA | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9516 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9674 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1.04 GPIA | +7.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2779 GPIA | 0.2775 GPIA | 0.2784 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.4885 GPIA | 0.2895 GPIA | 0.8855 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8682 GPIA | 0.7481 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9796 GPIA | 0.9315 GPIA | 1.04 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 26 Slovenia 1.08 GPIA compare
- 27 Kenya 1.08 GPIA compare
- 28 Czechia 1.08 GPIA compare
- 30 Antigua and Barbuda 1.03 GPIA compare
- 31 Belize 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Brunei Darussalam 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Colombia 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Cuba 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Cayman Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Dominica 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Denmark 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Israel 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Liechtenstein 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Monaco 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Mauritania 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Qatar 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Turks and Caicos Islands 1 GPIA compare
- 31 Uganda 1 GPIA compare
- 31 British Virgin Islands 1 GPIA compare
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 556,945 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0618 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 270,546 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Switzerland was 1.04 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2775 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Switzerland ranks 29th out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in general programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release