Tertiary education in Ticino

In Ticino, 42.6% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.

Measure: Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 64, by region Unit: % of people aged 25 to 64 Data: 2001 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Ticino, 2025 42.6% % of people aged 25 to 64
Change from 2024 −0.5percentage points 2024: 43.1%
Switzerland, 2025 46.2% Country total
Position in 2025 69th of 289 See the full ranking

Tertiary education in Ticino 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 TicinoSwitzerland
2025 42.6% 46.2%
2024 43.1% 46.5%
2023 41.9% 46.0%
2022 39.5% 44.6%
2021 39.2%b (break in time series) 44.9%b (break in time series)
2020 40.6% 45.3%
2019 40.0% 44.4%
2018 41.1% 43.7%
2017 38.0% 42.6%
2016 35.8% 41.2%
2015 36.8% 39.8%
2014 33.2%b (break in time series) 38.4%b (break in time series)
2013 31.3% 37.4%
2012 29.0% 35.3%
2011 27.9% 34.0%
2010 27.5%b (break in time series) 33.9%b (break in time series)
2009 30.0% 35.0%
2008 29.2% 33.7%
2007 26.7% 31.3%
2006 25.5% 29.9%
2005 24.0% 28.8%
2004 22.0% 28.1%
2003 21.0% 26.9%
2002 20.6% 25.4%
2001 16.3% 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 43.1% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 36.8%, the figure has changed by +5.8 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, Ticino has the 69th 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 Ticino
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat