Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Germany
Germany: Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) was 83.4% in 2025. β² Rising
Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Germany, 1981β2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Germany is 83.4%, measured 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 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Germany peaked at 83.4% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 1981.
That places Germany 60th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.7% | 74.2% | 77.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 77.2% | 76.5% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.1% | 78.2% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.2% | 79.3% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.0% | 82.3% | 83.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Germany?
- Completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) in Germany was 83.4% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2025.
- What is the lowest completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 1981.
- How does Germany rank for completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data)?
- Germany ranks 60th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is completion rate, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. 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, upper secondary education, female (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release