Tertiary education in Ostschweiz

In Ostschweiz, 40.8% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025. The value for 2025 is the highest in the series, which starts in 2001. The source marks a break in the series within this span, so values before and after it may not be fully comparable.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2001 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Ostschweiz, 2025 40.8% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +1.1percentage points 2024: 39.7%
Switzerland, 2025 46.2% Country total
Position in 2025 89th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Ostschweiz over time

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% of people aged 25 to 64. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region (% of people aged 25 to 64), 2001 to 2025
Period OstschweizSwitzerland
2025 40.8% 46.2%
2024 39.7% 46.5%
2023 40.1% 46.0%
2022 39.2% 44.6%
2021 39.6%b (break in time series) 44.9%b (break in time series)
2020 40.1% 45.3%
2019 39.1% 44.4%
2018 38.2% 43.7%
2017 36.4% 42.6%
2016 35.2% 41.2%
2015 34.2% 39.8%
2014 33.2%b (break in time series) 38.4%b (break in time series)
2013 31.4% 37.4%
2012 29.3% 35.3%
2011 29.1% 34.0%
2010 29.8%b (break in time series) 33.9%b (break in time series)
2009 30.8% 35.0%
2008 28.8% 33.7%
2007 26.6% 31.3%
2006 25.3% 29.9%
2005 24.3% 28.8%
2004 24.0% 28.1%
2003 21.8% 26.9%
2002 21.1% 25.4%
2001 20.0% 25.4%

Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of +1.1 percentage points from 39.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 34.2%, the figure has changed by +6.6 percentage points. The source marks a break in the series during this period, so part of the change may come from a change in method.
  • Among the 289 regions with data for 2025, Ostschweiz has the 89th highest value.
  • The figure for Switzerland in 2025 was 46.2%.

Source and dates

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Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_04 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y25-64 isced11=ED5-8 unit=PC
Observation period
2001 to 2025 for Ostschweiz
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat