Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.8962 NPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.8962 NPIA
Change on year
up 3.2%
World rank
25th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.8962 NPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8602 NPIA
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany is 0.8962 NPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
That places Germany 25th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8734 NPIA | 0.8602 NPIA | 0.8802 NPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.8798 NPIA | 0.8672 NPIA | 0.8962 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 0.8962 NPIA 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 0.8962 NPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8602 NPIA in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 25th 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 1.8%. 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 native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release