Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 1.32 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.32 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
7th
of 183 countries
All-time high
1.34 GPIA
in 2021
All-time low
1.29 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 1.32 GPIA for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland peaked at 1.34 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.29 GPIA, in 2011.
That places Switzerland 7th out of 183 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.32 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1.31 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 1.33 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 1.3 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 1.31 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 1.33 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 1.33 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 1.29 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 1.29 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.34 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 1.32 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.34 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 1.34 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.34 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 1.33 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 1.32 GPIA | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.31 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.3 GPIA | 1.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.32 GPIA | 1.29 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 GPIA | 1.32 GPIA | 1.34 GPIA | 5 |
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More education data for Switzerland
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
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 1.32 GPIA 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 1.34 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.29 GPIA in 2011.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Switzerland ranks 7th out of 183 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 down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release