Tertiary education in Zürich
In Zürich, 56.6% of people aged 25 to 64 had completed tertiary education in 2025.
Zürich, 2025
56.6%
Change from 2024
−0.9percentage points
Switzerland, 2025
46.2%
Position in 2025
13th of 289
Tertiary education in Zürich 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.
| Period | Zürich | Switzerland |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 56.6% | 46.2% |
| 2024 | 57.5% | 46.5% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | 46.0% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | 44.6% |
| 2021 | 55.6%b (break in time series) | 44.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2020 | 55.9% | 45.3% |
| 2019 | 54.3% | 44.4% |
| 2018 | 52.4% | 43.7% |
| 2017 | 51.6% | 42.6% |
| 2016 | 50.8% | 41.2% |
| 2015 | 48.4% | 39.8% |
| 2014 | 45.8%b (break in time series) | 38.4%b (break in time series) |
| 2013 | 45.1% | 37.4% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | 35.3% |
| 2011 | 40.6% | 34.0% |
| 2010 | 39.0%b (break in time series) | 33.9%b (break in time series) |
| 2009 | 40.8% | 35.0% |
| 2008 | 38.6% | 33.7% |
| 2007 | 36.7% | 31.3% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | 29.9% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | 28.8% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | 28.1% |
| 2003 | 31.7% | 26.9% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | 25.4% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | 25.4% |
Flags: b break in time series . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.9 percentage points from 57.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 48.4%, the figure has changed by +8.2 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, Zürich has the 13th highest value.
- The figure for Switzerland in 2025 was 46.2%.