Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of all students in upper secondary education … male general was 32.2% 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
Switzerland recorded 32.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland peaked at 32.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2013.
Switzerland ranks 174th of 188 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 … male general in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 28.4% | — |
| 1999 | 28.8% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 28.0% | -2.7% |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 29.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 28.8% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 28.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 29.3% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 28.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 28.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 29.3% | +4.3% |
| 2012 | 29.1% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 27.4% | -5.7% |
| 2014 | 27.9% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 29.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 30.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 29.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 30.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +1.8% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 32.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.9%, 49% of the median. (72 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 32.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 53.5%, 60% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.6% | 28.4% | 28.8% | 2 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 28.0% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.4% | 30.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.1% | 29.9% | 32.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
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 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 32.2% 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 32.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2013.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Switzerland ranks 174th 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 15.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release