Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Germany
Germany: Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender was 1.01 modelled data in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.01 modelled data
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
106th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.01 modelled data
in 2025
All-time low
0.9607 modelled data
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Germany, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in modelled data.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.01 modelled data for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Germany peaked at 1.01 modelled data in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9607 modelled data, in 1981.
Germany ranks 106th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Completion rate, lower secondary education … modelled data gender in Germany, year by year
| Year | modelled data | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9607 modelled data | — |
| 1982 | 0.9618 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9627 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.964 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9647 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9656 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9664 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9678 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9693 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9704 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.972 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9729 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9749 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9762 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9779 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.98 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9815 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9826 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9834 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9845 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9856 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9866 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9877 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9892 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.991 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.992 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9929 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9936 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9941 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9941 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.995 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9971 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9999 modelled data | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 modelled data | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 modelled data | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 modelled data | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1.01 modelled data is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 modelled data, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9648 modelled data | 0.9607 modelled data | 0.9693 modelled data | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9772 modelled data | 0.9704 modelled data | 0.9834 modelled data | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9897 modelled data | 0.9845 modelled data | 0.9941 modelled data | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 modelled data | 0.9941 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 1.01 modelled data | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 1.01 modelled data compare
- 104 Georgia 1.01 modelled data compare
- 105 Uzbekistan 1.01 modelled data compare
- 107 Switzerland 1.01 modelled data compare
- 108 Canada 1.01 modelled data compare
- 109 Australia 1 modelled data compare
More education data for Germany
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Germany?
- Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity in Germany was 1.01 modelled data in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 modelled data in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9607 modelled data in 1981.
- How does Germany rank for completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity?
- Germany ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) (modelled data). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release