Education and science
Figures from 2021 unless another year is specified.
Pupils and Students 2022/23, in thousands
• Compulsory education: 1011.4
• Upper secondary level: 365.0
• Professional education: 60.9
• Higher education institutions: 274.9
Teaching staff 2021/22, and higher education staff, in thousands
• Compulsory education: 104.9
• Higher education institutions: 102.9
• Upper secondary level: 35.7
• Colleges of higher education: 8.2
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
90.7% of young adults up to the age of 25 will have obtained an upper secondary qualification.
Educational expenditure
• Educational public expenditure: CHF 41.3 bn
Share of the gross domestic product: 5.6%
Research and development (R&D)
• Expenditure on R&D, in Switzerland: 25 bn
of which business enterprises: 68%
• R&D personnel in the business entreprises (full-time equivalents): 54 009