Education in Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun (Ostschweiz, Switzerland): official figures
In 2024 the cantonal government of Graubünden spent CHF 442.57 million on education, 15.7% of its budget and CHF 2,147 per resident, 10th lowest of 26 cantons (all cantons: CHF 3,423).
How much does Graubünden spend on vocational training?
Upper-secondary general schools (Gymnasien and similar) received CHF 54.84 million and initial vocational training CHF 86.10 million from the cantonal government of Graubünden in 2024.
Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copyMore figures
- The cantonal government' own spending on compulsory schooling in Graubünden was CHF 108.24 million in 2024 and special-needs schools another CHF 5.41 million, together CHF 551 per resident. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Universities and universities of applied sciences took CHF 154.95 million of cantonal money in Graubünden in 2024, CHF 752 per resident (12th highest of 26 cantons), and research a further CHF 3.57 million. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
- Education spending per resident in Graubünden grew by 4.8% between 2019 and 2024. Source: Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF) · saved copy
How Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun compares with other cantons in Switzerland
Cantonal education spending per resident (CHF) (2024)
Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun ranks 17 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal education spending per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Schaffhausen | CHF 2,824 |
| 15 | Aargau | CHF 2,721 |
| 16 | St. Gallen | CHF 2,158 |
| 17 | Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun | CHF 2,147 |
| 18 | Uri | CHF 1,963 |
| 19 | Solothurn | CHF 1,866 |
| 20 | Thurgau | CHF 1,830 |
Cantonal spending on universities per resident (CHF) (2024)
Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun ranks 12 of 26, highest first.
| Rank | Area | Cantonal spending on universities per resident (CHF) |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Basel-Landschaft | CHF 869 |
| 10 | Valais / Wallis | CHF 854 |
| 11 | St. Gallen | CHF 829 |
| 12 | Graubünden / Grigioni / Grischun | CHF 752 |
| 13 | Luzern | CHF 652 |
| 14 | Zug | CHF 607 |
| 15 | Jura | CHF 508 |
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Sources
- Federal Finance Administration (EFV/AFF): Detaillierte Daten FS und GFS Modell: Standardauswertungen (financial statistics of the Confederation, cantons, communes and social insurance, 1990-2024; standardauswertung.csv with its codelist, saved zipped), read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 5fec658d1506…)
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