Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 1.1% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Germany, 2014β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Germany is 1.1%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Germany peaked at 1.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2015.
That places Germany 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.8% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 1.0% | 1.1% | 3 |
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 doctoral or equivalent in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Germany was 1.1% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 10th out of 39 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. 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 Doctoral or equivalent education, population 25+ years, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release