Education & training · Vaud

1 420 companies in education and training in the canton of Vaud.

The commercial register lists 1 420 active companies in education and training in the canton of Vaud, placing Vaud 3rd nationally for this sector (11 % of the national total). 350 of them (25 %) are VAT-registered, and 431 (30 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 420active companies
19registered in the past 30 days
350VAT-registered
3rdcanton's Swiss rank
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The canton in brief

Education & training in the canton of Vaud: 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 Vaud, against 2 % across Switzerland. 19 companies in education and training were registered in the canton of Vaud over the past 30 days, 32 over 90 days.

Vaud is the second Romandy canton by number of companies: multinational head offices on the shores of Lake Geneva, EPFL and biotech in Lausanne and Épalinges, winegrowing and food processing, tourism in Montreux and the Vaud Alps, and a very broad base of construction, real estate and services SMEs. The Vaud register is the most active in French-speaking Switzerland after Geneva.

Market analysis

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

156companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 134 Mof combined share capital (711 capital companies)
349VAT-registered
20are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 420 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Sole proprietorship (37 %), Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (37 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (12 %). 156 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 11 % of the active base; 86 registrations in 2025. That is below the average of the three previous years (110 a year): the pace of registration is slowing.

Share capital is known for 711 companies (50 %): CHF 134 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 177 of them (25 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

349 companies (25 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 413 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 287 publish a general phone or email, 350 have a website verified by ciblr, and 20 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 27 new registrations, 30 changes of directors, 1 capital changes, 16 relocations of seat, 19 other amendments, 11 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0501001502020 : 10410420202021 : 10810820212022 : 949420222023 : 11611620232024 : 12012020242025 : 868620252026 : 70702026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Sole proprietorship
52137 %
Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
52137 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
17612 %
Association
704,9 %
Foundation
543,8 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
92565 %
Small companies
624,4 %
Medium companies
40128 %
Large companies
322,3 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Lausanne
31522 %
Nyon
694,9 %
Yverdon-les-Bains
392,7 %
Pully
382,7 %
Morges
362,5 %
Montreux
352,5 %
Vevey
322,3 %
Gland
302,1 %
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 Vaud?

1 420 companies in education and training are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Vaud, or 11 % of the 13 139 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

350 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?

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. 2,105 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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