Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females rose 3.30% to 34.4% in Switzerland in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Switzerland reached an all time high of 34.4% in 2016 and an all time low of 17.1% in 2004. When compared to Switzerland's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Austria amounted to 27.7%, 33.7% in France, 23.6% in Germany and 18.0% in Italy in 2016.
Switzerland has been ranked 14th 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) - Females, 5 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 25 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 15.6% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 17.0% | 25.8% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 33.9% | 33.7% | 34.7% | 34.9% | 36.5% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.8% | 28.6% | 29.6% | 31.0% | 32.3% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 21.2% | 22.7% | 23.5% | 24.3% | 21.9% | ||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 20.2% | 21.3% | 22.8% | 23.3% | 24.2% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.3% | 14.5% | 15.5% | 16.1% | 16.7% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.8% | 24.9% | 26.2% | 27.4% | 28.7% | ||||||||
| Slovenia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.7% | 27.4% | 29.2% | 30.3% | 31.1% | ||||||||
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 29.1% | 29.9% | 30.7% | 31.6% | 32.7% | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 25.9% | 26.2% | 27.3% | 29.6% | 31.3% |
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