Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 39.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland stood at 39.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland peaked at 39.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 2010.
Switzerland ranks 175th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 34.3% | — |
| 1999 | 34.6% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 35.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 35.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 35.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 35.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 34.5% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 33.8% | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 34.9% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 34.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 34.7% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 35.2% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 35.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 37.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 39.0% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.5% | 34.3% | 34.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 34.3% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.1% | 33.8% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.4% | 37.1% | 39.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 172 Luxembourg 42.8% compare
- 173 Aruba 42.7% compare
- 174 Angola 40.6% compare
- 176 North Macedonia 35.5% compare
- 177 Liechtenstein 33.6% compare
- 178 Finland 32.0% compare
More education data for Switzerland
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland was 39.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 39.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Switzerland ranks 175th out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release