Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
8th
of 36 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9991 GPIA
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
That places Germany 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.9996 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.9995 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9999 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9998 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9991 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9997 GPIA | 0.9995 GPIA | 0.9999 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 0.9991 GPIA | 1 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)
- 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 1 GPIA in 2023, 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 1 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9991 GPIA in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 36 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release