Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.6917 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.6917 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany peaked at 0.7057 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.585 GPIA, in 2015.
Germany ranks 63rd of 81 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6127 GPIA | 0.585 GPIA | 0.6429 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.6873 GPIA | 0.6724 GPIA | 0.7057 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 60 Albania 0.8516 GPIA
- 61 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.8178 GPIA compare
- 62 Switzerland 0.7371 GPIA compare
- 64 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.6366 GPIA compare
- 65 Korea 0.6101 GPIA compare
- 66 India 0.5157 GPIA 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 0.6917 GPIA 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 0.7057 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.585 GPIA in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 63rd out of 81 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 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release