Education & training · Obwalden

57 companies in education and training in the canton of Obwalden.

The commercial register lists 57 active companies in education and training in the canton of Obwalden, placing Obwalden 23rd nationally for this sector (<1 % of the national total). 14 of them (25 %) are VAT-registered, and 22 (39 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

57active companies
2registered in the past 30 days
14VAT-registered
23rdcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Education & training in the canton of Obwalden: 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 1 % of companies classified in the canton of Obwalden, against 2 % across Switzerland. 2 companies in education and training were registered in the canton of Obwalden over the past 30 days, 3 over 90 days.

Obwalden mixes precision industry (Sarnen, Kerns), tourism around Engelberg and an attractive tax regime that has brought in management companies and holdings. The canton has few companies, mostly very small, and a register where new registrations are quickly spotted.

Market analysis

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

10companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 3 Mof combined share capital (35 capital companies)
14VAT-registered
57with known directors

Of these 57 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (42 %), Sole proprietorship (33 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (16 %). 10 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 18 % of the active base; 7 registrations in 2025. That is well above the average of the three previous years (3 a year): the sector is attracting new entrants.

Share capital is known for 35 companies (61 %): CHF 3 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 9 of them (26 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

14 companies (25 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 57 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 13 publish a general phone or email, 15 have a website verified by ciblr, and 0 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 3 new registrations, 1 other amendments.

Registrations by year

024682020 : 4420202021 : 4420212022 : 3320222023 : 1120232024 : 5520242025 : 7720252026 : 332026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
2442 %
Sole proprietorship
1933 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
916 %
General partnership
23,5 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
4070 %
Small companies
23,5 %
Medium companies
1526 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Sarnen
1323 %
Engelberg
1018 %
Sachseln
611 %
Alpnach Dorf
58,8 %
Alpnachstad
58,8 %
Kerns
58,8 %
Wilen (Sarnen)
47 %
Flüeli-Ranft
35,3 %
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 Obwalden?

57 companies in education and training are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Obwalden, or <1 % of the 13 270 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

14 of these companies (25 %) 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?

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Method

Where do these figures come from?

Most recent SOGC publication captured for this canton: a day ago. 107 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

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