Upper secondary completion in Switzerland
In Switzerland, 92.7% of young people had completed upper secondary school by the expected age in 2021.
Switzerland, 2021
92.7%
Change from 2020
−0.4percentage points
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
85.8%
Upper secondary completion in Switzerland over time
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Switzerland
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 92.7% |
| 2020 | 93.1% |
| 2019 | 93.0% |
| 2018 | 92.6% |
| 2017 | 92.8% |
| 2016 | 92.1% |
| 2015 | 91.9% |
| 2014 | 92.2% |
| 2013 | 91.2% |
| 2012 | 91.0% |
| 2011 | 89.5% |
| 2010 | 89.4% |
| 2009 | 88.3% |
| 2008 | 87.9% |
| 2007 | 87.9% |
| 2006 | 83.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.4 percentage points from 93.1% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 89.5%, the figure has changed by +3.2 percentage points.
More for Switzerland
All statistics for Switzerland
Lower secondary completion
98.7%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
Early leavers from education and training
5.5%
2025 · Eurostat
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
8.7%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
50.6%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
26.3%
2025 · Eurostat
ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.8%
2025 · ILOSTAT