Tertiary education participation in Switzerland
Switzerland: Tertiary education participation was 269.6 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Tertiary education participation in Switzerland, 2002–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 269.6 for tertiary education participation in 2012. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% on the previous year and up 58.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Switzerland peaked at 269.6 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 170.1, in 2002.
That places Switzerland 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 203.47 | 170.1 | 233.5 | 8 |
| 2010s | 258.63 | 248.6 | 269.6 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More education data for Switzerland
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 101.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 58,349 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.44 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Switzerland?
- Tertiary education participation in Switzerland was 269.6 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 269.6 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 170.1 in 2002.
- How does Switzerland rank for tertiary education participation?
- Switzerland ranks 20th out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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