France vs Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from

France
0.2%
in 2018
Germany
0.2%
in 2018
France rank
22nd
Germany rank
25th

Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time

  • France
  • Germany
00.511.52199920082018

How they compare

France currently reports 0.2% against 0.2% in Germany, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes France's figure about 1.2 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Germany ahead.

France ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 25th of 108 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
2000s 0.2% 0.3% 0.1% Germany
2010s 0.1% 0.2% 0.1% Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, France or Germany?
France, at 0.2% against 0.2% in Germany as of 2018.
What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between France and Germany?
0.0%, with France ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do France and Germany rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
France ranks 22nd and Germany ranks 25th of 108 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
108 places, 1,285 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.