Employed persons by educational attainment level in Switzerland
Switzerland: Employed persons by educational attainment level was 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising
Employed persons by educational attainment level in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.
Analysis
In 2025, employed persons by educational attainment level in Switzerland stood at 4,837 Thousand persons. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employed persons by educational attainment level in Switzerland peaked at 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,743 Thousand persons, in 1997.
Switzerland ranks 14th of 36 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,789 Thousand persons | 3,743 Thousand persons | 3,839 Thousand persons | 4 |
| 2000s | 4,014 Thousand persons | 3,858 Thousand persons | 4,242 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,460 Thousand persons | 4,187 Thousand persons | 4,675 Thousand persons | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,754 Thousand persons | 4,665 Thousand persons | 4,837 Thousand persons | 6 |
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- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 66.7% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 71.4% (2025)
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 87.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 62.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 84.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 87.3% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 80.7% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employed persons by educational attainment level in Switzerland?
- Employed persons by educational attainment level in Switzerland was 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025.
- What is the lowest employed persons by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,743 Thousand persons in 1997.
- How does Switzerland rank for employed persons by educational attainment level?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employed persons by educational attainment level rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Employed persons by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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