Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 0.7688 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 0.7688 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany peaked at 0.7688 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6469 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Germany 83rd out of 108 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.685 GPIA | 0.6469 GPIA | 0.7189 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.7563 GPIA | 0.7419 GPIA | 0.7688 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 80 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.8482 GPIA compare
- 81 Kiribati 0.8095 GPIA compare
- 82 Switzerland 0.8094 GPIA compare
- 84 Korea, Republic of 0.7557 GPIA compare
- 85 Pakistan 0.7249 GPIA compare
- 86 Uzbekistan, Republic of 0.7132 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 0.7688 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 0.7688 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6469 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 83rd out of 108 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 18.9%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release