Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 28.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
28.0%
Change on year
up 6.0%
World rank
19th
of 33 countries
All-time high
28.0%
in 2023
All-time low
23.5%
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
Germany recorded 28.0% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Germany ranks 19th of 33 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 23.8% | 23.5% | 24.1% | 3 |
| 2020s | 26.6% | 25.7% | 28.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 16 Slovak Republic 30.8% compare
- 17 Czechia 30.1% compare
- 18 France 28.7% compare
- 20 Armenia, Republic of 27.6% compare
- 21 Bosnia and Herzegovina 26.0% compare
- 22 Montenegro 24.9%
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 28.0% 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 28.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 19th out of 33 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 19.2%. 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, immigrant background, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release