Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent was 0.572 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Germany, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Germany stood at 0.572 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Germany peaked at 0.572 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4523 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Germany 42nd out of 59 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.4916 GPIA | 0.4523 GPIA | 0.5293 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.5485 GPIA | 0.5151 GPIA | 0.572 GPIA | 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 doctoral or equivalent in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Germany was 0.572 GPIA in 2023, 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 0.572 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4523 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 42nd out of 59 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release