Education & training · Berne

1 156 companies in education and training in the canton of Berne.

The commercial register lists 1 156 active companies in education and training in the canton of Berne, placing Berne 3rd nationally for this sector (9 % of the national total). 267 of them (23 %) are VAT-registered, and 366 (32 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 156active companies
9registered in the past 30 days
267VAT-registered
3rdcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Education & training in the canton of Berne: what the register shows.

Education and training: private schools, language institutes, vocational and continuing education, coaching. Structures are small and often recent; the register makes it possible to spot new schools before their first intake.

This sector accounts for 2 % of companies classified in the canton of Berne, against 2 % across Switzerland. 9 companies in education and training were registered in the canton of Berne over the past 30 days, 25 over 90 days.

Berne combines the federal administration, telecoms and energy (historic head offices in the capital), precision industry and watchmaking in the Bernese Jura and in Biel, tourism in the Oberland, and farming that remains very present in the Emmental and the Seeland. The fabric is dominated by family-owned SMEs, with a bilingual French and German register.

Market analysis

The market in education and training in the canton of Berne, in figures

161companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 33 Mof combined share capital (613 capital companies)
267VAT-registered
32are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 156 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (42 %), Sole proprietorship (34 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (10 %). 161 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 14 % of the active base; 83 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (73 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 613 companies (53 %): CHF 33 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 116 of them (19 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

267 companies (23 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 156 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 355 publish a general phone or email, 399 have a website verified by ciblr, and 32 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 25 new registrations, 21 changes of directors, 13 relocations of seat, 14 other amendments, 2 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

02550751002020 : 909020202021 : 898920212022 : 646420222023 : 676720232024 : 888820242025 : 838320252026 : 78782026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
48942 %
Sole proprietorship
39234 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
1139,8 %
Association
504,3 %
Foundation
403,5 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
98885 %
Small companies
655,6 %
Medium companies
938 %
Large companies
100,9 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Bern
32028 %
Biel/Bienne
615,3 %
Thun
453,9 %
Langenthal
221,9 %
Steffisburg
211,8 %
Spiez
151,3 %
Zollikofen
151,3 %
Münsingen
141,2 %
The 8 municipalities with the most companies in the sector.
Frequently asked questions

In brief.

How many companies in education and training are active in the canton of Berne?

1 156 companies in education and training are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Berne, or 9 % of the 13 139 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

267 of these companies (23 %) are VAT-registered according to the UID register, which generally indicates turnover above CHF 100 000 and genuine activity.

How can I get their contact details?

ciblr gives you three days of watch on this target: the last 30 days of movements within the minute, then two morning emails with what has moved, as soon as there is something new. The subscription at CHF 299 per month gives access to the whole target, with contact details, Excel export and change tracking.

Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: 2 days ago. 1,728 publications captured in the past 30 days. Company officers there are re-read directly in the cantonal commercial register.

Every company counted here is registered with the commercial register (Zefix) with the status "active". The sector is derived from the FSO's NOGA code, the size is estimated by ciblr from official publications (legal form, share capital, declared headcount, VAT registration), and "recent signal" means an SOGC publication (registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address) in the past 18 months. The figures are recalculated every week from the ciblr database. No data is purchased or invented.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

The same figures for neighbouring cantons, useful for regional prospecting.

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