Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.7782 LPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.7782 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany peaked at 0.7782 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7475 LPIA, in 2016.
Germany ranks 8th of 83 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7543 LPIA | 0.7475 LPIA | 0.7589 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.773 LPIA | 0.7656 LPIA | 0.7782 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 5 Luxembourg 0.8247 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 0.8053 LPIA compare
- 7 Jordan 0.7785 LPIA compare
- 9 Ireland 0.7499 LPIA compare
- 10 Netherlands 0.7084 LPIA compare
- 11 Slovenia 0.668 LPIA compare
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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany was 0.7782 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7782 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7475 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release