Facts and Figures

Professional education

Swiss tertiary-level education is comprised of professional education, universities of applied sciences (UASs) and cantonal universities/federal institutes of technology. The professional education sector places great emphasis on the actual skills used in a given profession.

Folie: Pathway leading to professional qualifications

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Folie: The ten most frequently taken federal professional examinations (Level 1) in 2018

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Folie: The ten most frequently taken federal professional examinations (level 2) in 2018

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Folie: Top ten study programmes completed at professional education institutions 2018

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Brochure «Facts and Figures - Vocational and Professional Education and Training in Switzerland»

The SERI brochure can be downloaded or ordered free of charge from the berufsbildungplus.ch website:
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Completion rates for 2021

At the beginning of 2023, the State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SEFRI) decided not to republish the «Facts & Figures» brochure in its usual form. 

For this reason, the 2022 version will continue to be used until 2024, when the new concept has been developed.

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