Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 63.7% in 2018. ▬ Flat
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Switzerland, 1998–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 63.7% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% 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, 63.7%, in 2018.
That places Switzerland 16th out of 158 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 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% |
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 | 65.1% | 63.7% | 66.2% | 9 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
- 13 Slovakia 67.8% compare
- 14 Netherlands 67.5% compare
- 15 Liechtenstein 66.8% compare
- 17 Luxembourg 61.6% compare
- 18 North Macedonia 59.9% compare
- 19 Suriname 59.6% compare
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 63.7% in 2018, 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 63.7% in 2018.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 158 countries with data for 2018.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. 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 vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.