Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 47.3% 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 47.3%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland peaked at 47.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.3%, in 2010.
That places Switzerland 170th out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 41.9% | — |
| 1999 | 41.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 42.0% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 42.9% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 43.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 43.8% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 40.3% | -3.4% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 41.6% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 42.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 42.5% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 43.1% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 43.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 46.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 47.1% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 47.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.8% | 41.8% | 41.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 42.6% | 41.6% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 40.3% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 45.3% | 47.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 332,416 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 184,539 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0738 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 337,303 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
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 47.3% 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 47.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.3% in 2010.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Switzerland ranks 170th out of 188 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 13.8%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release