°English at work























English at work (CH 2006, EU 2000), in %






















by sex and country

by education and country


by age and country



Men Women
Low education Intermediate High education
15–24 years 25–39 years 40–54 years 55 years and over
SE 52.8 40.5
22.2 42.1 54.4
50.9 50.0 44.8 39.5
BE 30.5 18.9
15.4 17.8 37.4
15.4 32.4 20.9 26.1
DE 27.3 23.3
7.6 24.4 45.6
22.7 26.9 27.1 19.6
German-speaking part of Switzerland 24.7 18.5
6.6 18.8 38.5
31.5* 31.5 21.8 11.2
French-speaking part of Switzerland 20 22
6.7 20.4 44.6
29.2* 34.8 20.8* 7.3
FR 17.5 14.3
5.2 10.2 29.6
11.5 20.0 17.4 8.0
ES 15.5 14.8
2.9 13.3 30.1
13.6 19.5 12.1 11.0




















*10–30 people