Education & training · St. Gallen

697 companies in education and training in the canton of St. Gallen.

The commercial register lists 697 active companies in education and training in the canton of St. Gallen, placing St. Gallen 6th nationally for this sector (5 % of the national total). 152 of them (22 %) are VAT-registered, and 212 (30 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

697active companies
3registered in the past 30 days
152VAT-registered
6thcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Education & training in the canton of St. Gallen: 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 St. Gallen, against 2 % across Switzerland. 3 companies in education and training were registered in the canton of St. Gallen over the past 30 days, 10 over 90 days.

St. Gallen is a large industrial and trading canton: traditional textiles and machinery, medical technology and automation in the Rhine valley, a university and banks in the city, food and tourism in the Toggenburg and on Lake Constance. The SME fabric is very dense and the register one of the most extensive in the country.

Market analysis

The market in education and training in the canton of St. Gallen, in figures

100companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 14 Mof combined share capital (326 capital companies)
152VAT-registered
10are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 697 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (40 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (36 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (10 %). 100 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 14 % of the active base; 47 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (54 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 326 companies (47 %): CHF 14 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 70 of them (21 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

152 companies (22 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 696 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 161 publish a general phone or email, 191 have a website verified by ciblr, and 10 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 10 new registrations, 5 changes of directors, 10 relocations of seat, 11 other amendments.

Registrations by year

02040602020 : 454520202021 : 555520212022 : 515120222023 : 535320232024 : 575720242025 : 474720252026 : 53532026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
28240 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
25036 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
7010 %
Association
334,7 %
Foundation
243,4 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
49771 %
Small companies
253,6 %
Medium companies
16924 %
Large companies
60,9 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

St. Gallen
17525 %
Wil SG
233,3 %
Jona
172,4 %
Rapperswil SG
162,3 %
Rorschach
131,9 %
Rorschacherberg
131,9 %
Buchs SG
131,9 %
Sargans
131,9 %
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 St. Gallen?

697 companies in education and training are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of St. Gallen, or 5 % of the 13 511 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

152 of these companies (22 %) 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. 1,111 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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