Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total rose 4.07% to 40.9% in Switzerland in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Switzerland reached an all time high of 40.9% in 2016 and an all time low of 26.4% in 2004. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total in Austria amounted to 29.6%, 32.1% in France, 27.7% in Germany and 16.3% in Italy in 2016.
Switzerland has been ranked 2nd within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total, 9 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Total | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.8% | 19.5% | 28.0% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.7% | 32.4% | 33.1% | 33.1% | 34.5% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.7% | 27.5% | 28.5% | 29.8% | 30.9% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.6% | 26.5% | 27.1% | 27.6% | 26.3% | ||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.9% | 20.0% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 22.3% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.4% | 13.5% | 14.3% | 14.9% | 15.4% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.2% | 22.0% | 23.1% | 24.2% | 25.3% | ||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.5% | 23.7% | 25.2% | 26.4% | 27.1% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.6% | 29.4% | 30.0% | 31.0% | 31.9% | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.2% | 33.2% | 34.5% | 36.6% | 38.0% |