Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Switzerland
Gross tertiary enrolment in Switzerland was 73.5% in 2024.
Switzerland, 2024
73.5%
Change from 2023
−0.5percentage points
World, 2024
43.6%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2024
78.1%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Switzerland over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 73.5% | 43.6% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | 43.2% |
| 2022 | 74.2% | 42.0% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | 41.1% |
| 2020 | 68.1% | 39.7% |
| 2019 | 66.3% | 38.7% |
| 2018 | 64.4% | 37.9% |
| 2017 | 62.5% | 37.5% |
| 2016 | 61.2% | 37.1% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | 36.6% |
| 2014 | 58.1% | 35.6% |
| 2013 | 56.2% | 33.1% |
| 2012 | 54.8% | 32.3% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | 31.1% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | 29.6% |
| 2009 | 50.3% | 28.3% |
| 2008 | 49.7% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 47.8% | 26.3% |
| 2006 | 46.3% | 25.7% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | 24.3% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | 23.6% |
| 2003 | 43.1% | 22.8% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | 21.6% |
| 2001 | 39.2% | 20.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 74.0% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 58.1%, the figure has changed by +15.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the world in 2024 was 43.6%.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
50.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Primary school enrolment (gross)
101.2%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
5.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
26.3%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT