Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Switzerland

Switzerland: Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment was 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
4,837 Thousand persons
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
17th
of 45 countries
All-time high
4,837 Thousand persons
in 2025
All-time low
3,743 Thousand persons
in 1997
Years of data
30
1996–2025

Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Switzerland, 1996–2025

01.0k2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k1996201020251996: 3.8k Thousand persons1997: 3.7k Thousand persons1998: 3.8k Thousand persons1999: 3.8k Thousand persons2000: 3.9k Thousand persons2001: 3.9k Thousand persons2002: 3.9k Thousand persons2003: 3.9k Thousand persons2004: 3.9k Thousand persons2005: 4.0k Thousand persons2006: 4.0k Thousand persons2007: 4.1k Thousand persons2008: 4.2k Thousand persons2009: 4.2k Thousand persons2010: 4.2k Thousand persons2011: 4.3k Thousand persons2012: 4.3k Thousand persons2013: 4.4k Thousand persons2014: 4.4k Thousand persons2015: 4.5k Thousand persons2016: 4.6k Thousand persons2017: 4.6k Thousand persons2018: 4.6k Thousand persons2019: 4.7k Thousand persons2020: 4.7k Thousand persons2021: 4.7k Thousand persons2022: 4.7k Thousand persons2023: 4.8k Thousand persons2024: 4.8k Thousand persons2025: 4.8k Thousand persons

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Thousand persons.

Analysis

Switzerland recorded 4,837 Thousand persons for persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Switzerland peaked at 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3,743 Thousand persons, in 1997.

That places Switzerland 17th out of 45 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.

Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Switzerland, year by year

Annual values for Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment level in Switzerland, 1996 to 2025.
Year Thousand persons Change
1996 3,763 Thousand persons
1997 3,743 Thousand persons -0.5%
1998 3,810 Thousand persons +1.8%
1999 3,839 Thousand persons +0.8%
2000 3,858 Thousand persons +0.5%
2001 3,920 Thousand persons +1.6%
2002 3,945 Thousand persons +0.6%
2003 3,938 Thousand persons -0.2%
2004 3,939 Thousand persons +0.0%
2005 3,960 Thousand persons +0.5%
2006 4,033 Thousand persons +1.8%
2007 4,100 Thousand persons +1.7%
2008 4,205 Thousand persons +2.6%
2009 4,242 Thousand persons +0.9%
2010 4,187 Thousand persons -1.3%
2011 4,277 Thousand persons +2.1%
2012 4,328 Thousand persons +1.2%
2013 4,367 Thousand persons +0.9%
2014 4,441 Thousand persons +1.7%
2015 4,508 Thousand persons +1.5%
2016 4,572 Thousand persons +1.4%
2017 4,603 Thousand persons +0.7%
2018 4,643 Thousand persons +0.9%
2019 4,675 Thousand persons +0.7%
2020 4,665 Thousand persons -0.2%
2021 4,669 Thousand persons +0.1%
2022 4,721 Thousand persons +1.1%
2023 4,803 Thousand persons +1.7%
2024 4,830 Thousand persons +0.6%
2025 4,837 Thousand persons +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

Countries ranked near Switzerland

  1. 14 Portugal 5,245 Thousand persons compare
  2. 15 Czechia 5,228 Thousand persons compare
  3. 16 Belgium 5,138 Thousand persons compare
  4. 18 Hungary 4,669 Thousand persons compare
  5. 19 Austria 4,488 Thousand persons compare
  6. 20 Greece 4,330 Thousand persons compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Switzerland?
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment in Switzerland was 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Switzerland?
The highest recorded value was 4,837 Thousand persons in 2025.
What is the lowest persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment recorded in Switzerland?
The lowest recorded value was 3,743 Thousand persons in 1997.
How does Switzerland rank for persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment?
Switzerland ranks 17th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
Is persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment 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 Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment level. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Persons in full-time/part-time employment by educational attainment level
Unit
Thousand persons
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 1,443 data points, 1983–2025
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