Education & training · Fribourg

420 companies in education and training in the canton of Fribourg.

The commercial register lists 420 active companies in education and training in the canton of Fribourg, placing Fribourg 11th nationally for this sector (3 % of the national total). 79 of them (19 %) are VAT-registered, and 142 (34 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

420active companies
3registered in the past 30 days
79VAT-registered
11thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Education & training in the canton of Fribourg: 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 Fribourg, against 2 % across Switzerland. 3 companies in education and training were registered in the canton of Fribourg over the past 30 days, 12 over 90 days.

Fribourg is a bilingual canton with a diversified economy: food and beverages (cheese, chocolate, brewing), industry and logistics along the A12, a university and higher-education institutions in the city, and a strong fabric of construction and crafts SMEs across the districts. Population growth feeds a steady flow of new registrations.

Market analysis

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

74companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 9 Mof combined share capital (176 capital companies)
79VAT-registered
3are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 420 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (42 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (34 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (6 %). 74 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 18 % of the active base; 34 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (27 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 176 companies (42 %): CHF 9 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 30 of them (17 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

79 companies (19 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 420 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 76 publish a general phone or email, 95 have a website verified by ciblr, and 3 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 12 new registrations, 6 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 6 relocations of seat, 5 other amendments, 8 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0102030402020 : 313120202021 : 353520212022 : 222220222023 : 222220232024 : 373720242025 : 343420252026 : 40402026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
17642 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
14334 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
276,4 %
Association
266,2 %
Foundation
174 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
35785 %
Small companies
245,7 %
Medium companies
358,3 %
Large companies
41 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Fribourg
8019 %
Bulle
266,2 %
Villars-sur-Glâne
163,8 %
Châtel-St-Denis
153,6 %
Düdingen
92,1 %
Marly
81,9 %
Estavayer-le-Lac
81,9 %
Granges-Paccot
81,9 %
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 Fribourg?

420 companies in education and training are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Fribourg, or 3 % of the 13 511 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

79 of these companies (19 %) 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: a day ago. 872 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.

These companies, with their contact details.

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Neighbouring cantons

What about next door?

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

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