Education
In Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane about 481 or (34.1%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 149 or (10.6%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 149 who completed tertiary schooling, 51.7% were Swiss men, 29.5% were Swiss women, 10.7% were non-Swiss men and 8.1% were non-Swiss women.
In the canton of Neuchâtel most municipalities provide two years of non-mandatory kindergarten, followed by five years of mandatory primary education. The next four years of mandatory secondary education is provided at thirteen larger secondary schools, which many students travel out of their home municipality to attend. The kindergarten is combined with Montmollin and Coffrane while the primary school is combined with Coffrane. During the 2010-11 school year, there were 3 kindergarten classes with a total of 43 students between the municipalities. In the same year, there were 7 primary classes with a total of 139 students.
As of 2000, there were 8 students in Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane who came from another municipality, while 140 residents attended schools outside the municipality.
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