Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9959 GPIA in 2020. ▬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany, 2006–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.9959 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2020. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany peaked at 0.9959 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.9912 GPIA, in 2008.
That places Germany 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9912 GPIA | 0.9945 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.9932 GPIA | 0.9916 GPIA | 0.9944 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9959 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 0.9959 GPIA | 1 |
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany was 0.9959 GPIA in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9959 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9912 GPIA in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 23rd out of 97 countries with data for 2020.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or higher, 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