Education & training · Vaud

1 510 companies in education and training in the canton of Vaud.

The commercial register lists 1 510 active companies in education and training in the canton of Vaud, placing Vaud 2nd nationally for this sector (11 % of the national total). 387 of them (26 %) are VAT-registered, and 555 (37 %) published an official change in the past 18 months: registration, amendment, change of officers, share capital or address.

1 510active companies
19registered in the past 30 days
387VAT-registered
2ndcanton'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, 52 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

214companies registered in 2025 and 2026
CHF 136 Mof combined share capital (760 capital companies)
387VAT-registered
25are hiring right now (Job-Room postings)

Of these 1 510 companies, the dominant legal forms are: Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl) (36 %), Sole proprietorship (35 %), Public limited company (AG / SA) (13 %). 214 were entered in the commercial register in 2025 and 2026, that is 14 % of the active base; 98 registrations in 2025. That is in line with the average of the three previous years (112 a year): a steady pace of registration.

Share capital is known for 760 companies (50 %): CHF 136 M combined, median company in the 20-100k band; 198 of them (26 %) have capital of at least CHF 100,000.

387 companies (26 %) are VAT-registered, a sign of real activity; 1 508 (100 %) have at least one registered director; 312 publish a general phone or email, 380 have a website verified by ciblr, and 25 run job postings on Job-Room.

SOGC publications in the last 90 days: 53 new registrations, 28 changes of directors, 3 capital changes, 38 relocations of seat, 25 other amendments, 69 liquidations or deletions.

Registrations by year

0501001502020 : 10910920202021 : 10810820212022 : 979720222023 : 11311320232024 : 12712720242025 : 989820252026 : 1161162026
Companies still active, by year of first registration; 2026 year to date (light tint).

Legal forms

Limited liability company (GmbH / Sàrl)
53936 %
Sole proprietorship
52135 %
Public limited company (AG / SA)
19313 %
Association
795,2 %
Foundation
654,3 %
The most common legal forms in this sector.
By size

Small or large?

Micro companies
97465 %
Small companies
674,4 %
Medium companies
43329 %
Large companies
362,4 %
ciblr size index, computed from registry signals (capital, legal form, age, VAT). n/a: no signal yet.
By city

Where are they?

Lausanne
34223 %
Nyon
704,6 %
Yverdon-les-Bains
432,8 %
Pully
432,8 %
Morges
392,6 %
Montreux
372,5 %
Vevey
362,4 %
Renens VD
322,1 %
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?

1 510 companies in education and training are registered with the commercial register as active in the canton of Vaud, or 11 % of the 13 511 companies in the sector across Switzerland.

How many are VAT-registered?

387 of these companies (26 %) 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. 2,354 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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