Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) was 65.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Switzerland, 1991–2024
Source: Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Switzerland is 65.6%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Switzerland peaked at 70.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.6%, in 2024.
Switzerland ranks 62nd of 125 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 70.4% | — |
| 1992 | 66.6% | -5.3% |
| 1993 | 67.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 66.9% | -0.5% |
| 1995 | 67.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 69.8% | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 69.2% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.4% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 68.2% | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 67.9% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 67.5% | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 67.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 66.2% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 66.9% | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.6% | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 65.7% | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.6% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.8% | 66.6% | 70.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 68.8% | 67.9% | 70.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 66.0% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.7% | 65.6% | 66.1% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Switzerland?
- Labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) in Switzerland was 65.6% in 2024, according to Education and Mismatch Indicators database (EMI), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 70.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.6% in 2024.
- How does Switzerland rank for labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age)?
- Switzerland ranks 62nd out of 125 countries with data for 2024.
- Is labor force with intermediate education (% of total working-age) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 intermediate education (% of total working-age population with intermediate education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ratio of the labor force with intermediate education to the working-age population with intermediate education. Intermediate education comprises upper secondary or post-secondary non tertiary education according to the International Standard Classification of Education 2011 (ISCED 2011).