Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 60.7% 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 60.7%. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland peaked at 66.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 2024.
That places Switzerland 17th out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 65.7% | — |
| 1999 | 65.4% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 64.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 64.7% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 64.8% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 64.8% | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 65.1% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.8% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 64.2% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.7% | -0.8% |
| 2019 | 63.3% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 60.7% | -0.6% |
Switzerland compared with similar countries
- Switzerland's 60.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.8× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Switzerland's 60.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.5× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.5% | 65.4% | 65.7% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.9% | 64.2% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.9% | 63.3% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 60.7% | 62.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 14 Finland 68.0% compare
- 15 Liechtenstein 66.4% compare
- 16 North Macedonia 64.5% compare
- 18 Angola 59.4% compare
- 19 Aruba 57.3% compare
- 20 Luxembourg 57.2% compare
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 60.7% 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 66.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Switzerland ranks 17th 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 7.5%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release