Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary was 94.7% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Germany, 2004–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Germany is 94.7%, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 19 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Germany peaked at 97.6% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 94.7%, in 2023.
Germany ranks 24th of 131 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Germany, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 97.6% | — |
| 2005 | 96.5% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 96.4% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 96.1% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 96.1% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.4% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.7% | 96.4% | 97.6% | 6 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 96.1% | 96.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 94.7% | 95.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 247,884 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Germany?
- Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary in Germany was 94.7% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2004.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.7% in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary?
- Germany ranks 24th out of 131 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, at least completed lower secondary, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed lower secondary education.