Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.819 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany is 0.819 LPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany peaked at 0.819 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7824 LPIA, in 2016.
Germany ranks 5th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7941 LPIA | 0.7824 LPIA | 0.8036 LPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8095 LPIA | 0.7946 LPIA | 0.819 LPIA | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 2 Belgium 0.8994 LPIA compare
- 3 United Kingdom 0.8505 LPIA compare
- 4 Switzerland 0.8435 LPIA compare
- 6 Luxembourg 0.8027 LPIA compare
- 7 Malta 0.7313 LPIA compare
- 8 Netherlands 0.7205 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 0.819 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 0.819 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7824 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 84 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 3.5%. 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, male, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release