Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male was 2.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Germany, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2.4% for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 35.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Germany peaked at 2.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2018.
Germany ranks 7th of 63 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | cumulative | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1.8% | — |
| 2015 | 1.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 1.8% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 1.7% | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | +8.4% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | +12.4% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 2.4% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 6 |
| 2020s | 2.2% | 2.0% | 2.4% | 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+, male in Germany?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male in Germany was 2.4% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 63 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.2%. 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, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, male (%) (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.