Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Switzerland
Switzerland: Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level was 79.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Switzerland, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Switzerland stood at 79.6%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Switzerland peaked at 86.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 79.6%, in 2022.
That places Switzerland 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 84.1% | — |
| 2003 | 83.5% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 82.0% | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 79.6% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 83.5% | 84.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 82.0% | 86.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 79.6% | 79.6% | 79.6% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.488 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 48,721 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,628 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 173,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.7668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 163,838 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.1945 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Switzerland?
- Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level in Switzerland was 79.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.6% in 2022.
- How does Switzerland rank for share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 51 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of children who achieve minimum math proficiency by the end of lower secondary education. This data accounts for school completion rates to estimate skills for all children, not just those in school.