Switzerland continues to miss secondary education target

According to the latest Swiss Education Report, 90.1% of 25‑year‑olds in Switzerland complete upper secondary education, short of the 95% target. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox This figure has been stable for several years. In 2016, it stood at 91.5%, the Swiss federal government and the Swiss Conference of Cantonal Ministers of Education (EDK) said on Monday. The number is important with regard to the employability of 25-year-olds. In Switzerland, upper secondary level encompasses post-compulsory education programmes such as grammar schools, which lead to the Matura [or A-level] qualification, specialised schools and vocational training programmes. Vocational training less firmly established in French-speaking Switzerland The Swiss Coordination Centre for Research in Education (SKBF) has produced the Swiss Education Report every four years since 2010. It does so on behalf of the federal authorities and EDK. On Monday, Swiss President Guy Parmelin and ...