Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Switzerland
Switzerland: Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level was 84.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
84.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
84.3%
in 2019
All-time low
80.0%
in 1996
Years of data
30
1996–2025
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Switzerland, 1996–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Switzerland is 84.1%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Switzerland peaked at 84.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 1996.
Switzerland ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 80.0% | — |
| 1997 | 80.3% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.0% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 80.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 81.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 81.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 81.6% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.3% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 82.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 82.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 83.6% | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.6% | 80.0% | 81.0% | 4 |
| 2000s | 81.4% | 80.5% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 81.3% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.6% | 84.1% | 6 |
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- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.0485 % change on previous year (2100)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Switzerland?
- Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level in Switzerland was 84.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest labour force participation rates by educational attainment level recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 1996.
- How does Switzerland rank for labour force participation rates by educational attainment level?
- Switzerland ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is labour force participation rates by educational attainment level rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. 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 Labour force participation rates by educational attainment level, citizenship and degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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