Labor force with advanced education, female in Switzerland
Switzerland: Labor force with advanced education, female was 79.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Labor force with advanced education, female in Switzerland, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of female working-age population with advanced education.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with advanced education, female in Switzerland is 79.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with advanced education, female in Switzerland peaked at 81.4% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 66.1%, in 1993.
Switzerland ranks 34th of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force with advanced education, female in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | % of female working-age population with advanced education | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.6% | — |
| 1992 | 68.1% | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 66.1% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 67.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 69.1% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 74.6% | +8.1% |
| 1997 | 78.2% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 77.5% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 76.8% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 79.9% | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 79.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 80.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 77.9% | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 78.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 79.2% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 72.3% | 66.1% | 79.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 76.8% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.6% | 77.9% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 78.9% | 80.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Switzerland
More work & labour data for Switzerland
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.0651 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0817 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.6452 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 8,038 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 1,842 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 4,568 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 4,558 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 9,126 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with advanced education, female in Switzerland?
- Labor force with advanced education, female in Switzerland was 79.5% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2009.
- What is the lowest labor force with advanced education, female recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.1% in 1993.
- How does Switzerland rank for labor force with advanced education, female?
- Switzerland ranks 34th out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with advanced education, female rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Labor force with advanced education, female (% of female working-age population with advanced education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 34 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
The ratio of the labor force with advanced education to the working-age population with advanced education. Advanced education comprises short-cycle tertiary education, a bachelor’s degree or equivalent education level, a master’s degree or equivalent education level, or doctoral degree or equivalent education level according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).