Employees by educational attainment level in Switzerland
Switzerland: Employees by educational attainment level was 4,065 in 2025. β² Rising
Employees by educational attainment level in Switzerland, 1996β2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 4,065 for employees by educational attainment level in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employees by educational attainment level in Switzerland peaked at 4,065 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,068, in 1997.
That places Switzerland 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 3,117 | 3,068 | 3,159 | 4 |
| 2000s | 3,364 | 3,174 | 3,609 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,803 | 3,540 | 4,022 | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,018 | 3,976 | 4,065 | 6 |
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More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 1000 No per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per capita 0.0007 1000 No per person (2025)
- Population - Est. & Proj. β Urban population, per square kilometre 0.1661 1000 No per square kilometre (2023)
- Legislation on sexual harassment in employment 1 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employees by educational attainment level in Switzerland?
- Employees by educational attainment level in Switzerland was 4,065 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest employees by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 4,065 in 2025.
- What is the lowest employees by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,068 in 1997.
- How does Switzerland rank for employees by educational attainment level?
- Switzerland ranks 14th out of 35 countries with data for 2025.
- Is employees by educational attainment level rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. 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 Employees by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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