Germany vs United States of America: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education
Germany
0.7841 LPIA
in 2022
United States of America
0.751 LPIA
in 2024
Germany rank
12th
United States of America rank
13th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
Germany currently reports 0.7841 LPIA against 0.751 LPIA in United States of America, a difference of 0.0331 LPIA.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.
Germany ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 13th of 93 countries.
Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8532 LPIA | 0.6786 LPIA | 0.1745 LPIA | Germany |
| 2010s | 0.7965 LPIA | 0.7116 LPIA | 0.0849 LPIA | Germany |
| 2020s | 0.7873 LPIA | 0.722 LPIA | 0.0653 LPIA | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education, Germany or United States of America?
- Germany, at 0.7841 LPIA against 0.751 LPIA in United States of America as of 2022.
- What is the difference in educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education between Germany and United States of America?
- 0.0331 LPIA, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2022.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 12th and United States of America ranks 13th of 93 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release