Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent was 29.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent in Germany, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 29.4% for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.4% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent in Germany peaked at 29.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2014.
That places Germany 6th out of 85 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.6% | 24.6% | 26.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 28.5% | 27.6% | 29.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 3 United Kingdom 33.4% compare
- 4 Belgium 32.2% compare
- 5 Ireland 30.7% compare
- 7 Netherlands 27.5% compare
- 8 Korea 26.7% compare
- 9 United States 23.1% 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 29.4% 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 29.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed bachelor's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 6th out of 85 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 19.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release