Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ was 1.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Germany, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.4% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 71.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Germany peaked at 1.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2014.
Germany ranks 10th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Germany, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8% | — |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9% | +9.3% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | +9.4% |
| 2021 | 1.2% | +19.9% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +4.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9% | 0.8% | 0.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.4% | 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, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Germany?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ in Germany was 1.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 58 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+ rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.0%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, female (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.