Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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 enrolled in 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% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 636,381 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58,349 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 303,965 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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