France vs Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from
France
7.3%
in 2023
Germany
7.4%
in 2024
France rank
72nd
Germany rank
71st
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 7.4% against 7.3% in France, a difference of 0.1%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2000 it was France ahead.
France ranks 72nd and Germany ranks 71st of 124 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.1% | 3.7% | 5.4% | France |
| 2010s | 7.5% | 7.1% | 0.4% | France |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.0% | 0.3% | France |
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?
- Germany, at 7.4% against 7.3% in France as of 2024.
- What is the difference in percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from between France and Germany?
- 0.1%, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- France ranks 72nd and Germany ranks 71st of 124 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). 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