Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 82.9% in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
82.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
29th
of 34 countries
All-time high
88.5%
in 2017
All-time low
81.6%
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany stood at 82.9%.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Germany ranks 29th of 34 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 88.4% | 88.3% | 88.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 83.5% | 81.6% | 86.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 26 Luxembourg 86.8% compare
- 27 Brunei Darussalam 84.6% compare
- 28 Spain 84.3% compare
- 30 Belgium 81.0% compare
- 31 Greece 80.0% compare
- 32 Netherlands 75.7% compare
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 lower secondary education or in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany was 82.9% 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 88.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 29th out of 34 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 down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release