Early school leavers in Zürich

In Zürich, 5.2% of people aged 18 to 24 had left education and training early in 2025.

Measure: Early leavers from education and training, by region Unit: % of people aged 18 to 24 Data: 2001 to 2025 Source: Eurostat
Zürich, 2025 5.2% % of people aged 18 to 24
Change from 2024 −0.5percentage points 2024: 5.7%
Switzerland, 2025 5.5% Country total
Position in 2025 198th of 226 See the full ranking

Early school leavers in Zürich over time

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% of people aged 18 to 24. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Early leavers from education and training, by region (% of people aged 18 to 24), 2001 to 2025
Period ZürichSwitzerland
2025 5.2% 5.5%
2024 5.7% 5.7%
2023 3.8%u (low reliability) 5.7%
2022 5.8% 6.5%
2021 3.9%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 5.1%b (break in time series)
2020 4.1%u (low reliability) 4.0%
2019 4.9% 4.4%
2018 4.1%u (low reliability) 4.4%
2017 3.7%u (low reliability) 4.5%
2016 4.7%u (low reliability) 4.9%
2015 6.2% 5.2%
2014 4.6%bu (break in time series, low reliability) 5.6%b (break in time series)
2013 6.7% 5.6%
2012 6.2% 5.5%
2011 7.5% 6.3%
2010 8.2%b (break in time series) 6.7%b (break in time series)
2009 12.5% 9.1%
2008 8.5% 7.7%
2007 7.7% 7.6%
2006 10.9% 9.6%
2005 9.4% 9.7%
2004 10.3% 9.5%
2003 11.9%b (break in time series) 9.7%b (break in time series)
2002 6.3% 6.7%
2001 3.6%u (low reliability) 6.6%

Flags: b break in time series; u low reliability; bu break in time series, low reliability . A dash means no value was published.

In short

  • That is a change of −0.5 percentage points from 5.7% in 2024.
  • Since 2015, when it was 6.2%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 226 regions with data for 2025, Zürich has the 198th highest value.
  • The figure for Switzerland in 2025 was 5.5%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
edat_lfse_16 · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=A sex=T age=Y18-24 unit=PC
Observation period
2001 to 2025 for Zürich
Provider update
30 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat