Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 36.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
36.4%
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
4th
of 41 countries
All-time high
36.4%
in 2023
All-time low
32.3%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany stood at 36.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
That places Germany 4th out of 41 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 32.8% | 32.3% | 33.4% | 3 |
| 2020s | 35.4% | 34.2% | 36.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Switzerland 47.1% compare
- 2 United States 37.6% compare
- 3 Netherlands 37.3% compare
- 5 Belgium 35.9% compare
- 6 Lithuania 35.2% compare
- 7 Cyprus 33.4% 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 36.4% 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 36.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.3% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 41 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 12.7%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release