Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Switzerland
Switzerland: Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data was 61 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
61
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
16th
of 34 countries
All-time high
66
in 2016
All-time low
51
in 2019
Years of data
16
2010–2025
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Switzerland, 2010–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Switzerland recorded 61 for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in 2025.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Switzerland peaked at 66 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51, in 2019.
Switzerland ranks 16th of 34 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 61 | — |
| 2011 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 58 | -6.5% |
| 2013 | 61 | +5.2% |
| 2014 | 61 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 66 | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 56 | -15.2% |
| 2018 | 56 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 51 | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 53 | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 64 | +20.8% |
| 2022 | 59 | -7.8% |
| 2023 | 57 | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 62 | +8.8% |
| 2025 | 61 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 59.4 | 51 | 66 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.33 | 53 | 64 | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Switzerland?
- Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data in Switzerland was 61 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 66 in 2016.
- What is the lowest unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51 in 2019.
- How does Switzerland rank for unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data?
- Switzerland ranks 16th out of 34 countries with data for 2025.
- Is unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Switzerland data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Unemployment by educational attainment level - annual data. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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