Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population was 42.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Germany, 2006–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Germany recorded 42.4% for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 31.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Germany peaked at 42.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2006.
That places Germany 26th out of 110 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.4% | 27.2% | 29.8% | 4 |
| 2010s | 33.9% | 30.3% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.6% | 39.5% | 42.4% | 4 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Germany?
- Educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population in Germany was 42.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population?
- Germany ranks 26th out of 110 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed post-secondary, population rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 post-secondary, population 25+, total (%) (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 post-secondary non-tertiary education.