Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 52.7% in 2024. ▼ Falling
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 52.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland peaked at 59.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 52.7%, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 20th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 58.1% | — |
| 1999 | 58.2% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.9% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 58.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.3% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 57.6% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 57.1% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 58.8% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 58.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 58.0% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 57.5% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 56.9% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 56.3% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 54.7% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 53.5% | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 52.9% | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.7% | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 58.2% | 58.1% | 58.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 57.4% | 56.2% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.9% | 55.6% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.4% | 52.7% | 54.7% | 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 52.7% 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 59.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.7% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 168 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 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release