People in education 2020/21, in thousands
• Compulsory education: 976.1
• Upper secondary level: 364.0
• Professional education: 62.0
• Higher education institutions: 276.6
Teaching staff 2020/21, and higher education staff, in thousands
• Compulsory education: 102.6
• Higher education institutions: 101.1
• Upper secondary level: 35.1
• Colleges of higher education: 7.6
Educational attainment level of the population (aged 25-64), in percent
• Compulsory education: 12.6
• Upper secondary level: 42.4
Vocational education and training: 34.9
General education: 7.5
• Tertiary level: 45.0
Vocational education and training: 15.4
General education: 29.6
90.2% of young adults up to the age of 25 will have obtained an upper secondary qualification by 2020.
Educational expenditure 2020
• Educational public expenditure: CHF 40.8 bn
Share of the gross domestic product: 5.9%
Research and development (R&D) 2019
• Expenditure on R&D, in Switzerland: 23 bn
of which business enterprises: 68%
• R&D personnel in the business entreprises (full-time equivalents): 51 623