Vex, Switzerland - Education

Education

In Vex about 448 or (34.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 125 or (9.5%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule). Of the 125 who completed tertiary schooling, 57.6% were Swiss men, 28.8% were Swiss women, 7.2% were non-Swiss men and 6.4% were non-Swiss women. As of 2000, there were 25 students in Vex who came from another municipality, while 69 residents attended schools outside the municipality.

Vex is home to the Bibliothèque de Vex library. The library has (as of 2008) 4,671 books or other media, and loaned out 6,911 items in the same year. It was open a total of 79 days with average of 6 hours per week during that year.

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