Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary was 81.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Germany, 1992–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Germany is 81.9%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Germany peaked at 84.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.3%, in 1996.
That places Germany 30th out of 142 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74.9% | 73.3% | 76.3% | 6 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 76.2% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.8% | 81.1% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.2% | 81.4% | 83.7% | 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 upper secondary in Germany?
- Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary in Germany was 81.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.3% in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary?
- Germany ranks 30th out of 142 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. 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 upper 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 upper secondary education.