Germany vs United States of America: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
Germany
3.1%
in 2024
United States of America
2.9%
in 2023
Germany rank
54th
United States of America rank
57th
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- Germany
- United States of America
How they compare
Germany currently reports 3.1% against 2.9% in United States of America, a difference of 0.2%.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Germany ahead.
Germany ranks 54th and United States of America ranks 57th of 122 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 1 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Germany | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Germany |
| 2010s | 2.9% | 5.6% | 2.7% | United States of America |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.7% | 0.4% | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from, Germany or United States of America?
- Germany, at 3.1% against 2.9% in United States of America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between Germany and United States of America?
- 0.2%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 54th and United States of America ranks 57th of 122 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Services programmes, female (%). 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