Tertiary education in Région lémanique

In Région lémanique, 46.4% 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
Région lémanique, 2025 46.4% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 +0.5percentage points 2024: 45.9%
Switzerland, 2025 46.2% Country total
Position in 2025 42nd of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Région lémanique 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 Région lémaniqueSwitzerland
2025 46.4% 46.2%
2024 45.9% 46.5%
2023 45.2% 46.0%
2022 43.5% 44.6%
2021 43.7%b (break in time series) 44.9%b (break in time series)
2020 43.5% 45.3%
2019 43.7% 44.4%
2018 43.6% 43.7%
2017 42.2% 42.6%
2016 40.9% 41.2%
2015 39.2% 39.8%
2014 38.7%b (break in time series) 38.4%b (break in time series)
2013 37.8% 37.4%
2012 37.6% 35.3%
2011 37.4% 34.0%
2010 36.8%b (break in time series) 33.9%b (break in time series)
2009 37.8% 35.0%
2008 36.6% 33.7%
2007 35.6% 31.3%
2006 32.9% 29.9%
2005 32.0% 28.8%
2004 30.6% 28.1%
2003 29.6% 26.9%
2002 28.5% 25.4%
2001 27.3% 25.4%

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

In short

  • That is a change of +0.5 percentage points from 45.9% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 39.2%, the figure has changed by +7.2 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, Région lémanique has the 42nd highest value.
  • The figure for Switzerland in 2025 was 46.2%.

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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 Région lémanique
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat