Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender was 0.5806 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Germany, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.5806 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Germany peaked at 0.5806 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.4559 GPIA, in 2014.
Germany ranks 34th of 49 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed … Doctoral urban gender in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.4559 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.4829 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 0.4889 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5371 GPIA | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 0.552 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5117 GPIA | -7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4719 GPIA | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 0.557 GPIA | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5626 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5806 GPIA | +3.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.5806 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6779 GPIA, 86% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.5806 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7226 GPIA, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5047 GPIA | 0.4559 GPIA | 0.552 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.543 GPIA | 0.4719 GPIA | 0.5806 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (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 0.5806 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 0.5806 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4559 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 34th out of 49 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 27.4%. 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, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release