Is starting uni in switzerland or in general at age 21/22 too late?

So I am 19 and after a few years of depression and dropping out of general school, I decided to pick up my studies again and have just started in IAL and IGCSE‘s edexcel. Depending on how long it‘ll take me to write and pass all exams I think I‘ll be done either in summer 2026 or even in summer 2027. all my friends have either started uni just now or are taking a gap year and will start next year which means they‘ll all be 19 or 20 when they start. I feel like a failure and I am far behind between my peers. Everyone I once went to school with is progressing in life, they either got a job or have started/will start uni soon. Honestly feels like I‘m way behind.

I‘d love some input of people that may have gone through something similar or have attended uni. Anything really.

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random_matt

Do Swiss universities hate mature students? I started my first university at 28, mature students do exist; although the number of them is almost non-existent at the top, top universities, trust me.