Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both was 0.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent in Germany, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Germany is 0.9%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.4% on the previous year and up 67.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent in Germany peaked at 0.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2015.
Germany ranks 8th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral … Doctoral rural both in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.6% | — |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.6% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | +5.8% |
| 2018 | 0.6% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.6% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8% | +32.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7% | -7.2% |
| 2022 | 0.8% | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | +17.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.5%, 2.1× the median. (29 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 2.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.9% | 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 0.9% 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 0.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed doctoral or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 40 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 67.8%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release