People in education 2020/21, in thousands
• Compulsory education: 976,1
• Upper secondary level: 364,0
• Professional education: 62,0
• Higher education institutions 2021/22: 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
Diplomas 2021, in thousands
• Upper secondary level
Vocational education and training: 66,1
General education: 42,4
• Tertiary level
Professional education: 29,1
Higher education institutions
-Bachelor: 34,1
-Master: 21,2
-Doctorate: 4,5
Educational expenditure 2019
• Educational public expenditure: CHF 40,0 bn
Share of the gross domestic product: 5,5%
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
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