Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 81.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Latest (2023)
81.7%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
25th
of 31 countries
All-time high
86.0%
in 2017
All-time low
79.9%
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 %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 81.7% for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
That places Germany 25th out of 31 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 86.0% | — |
| 2018 | 85.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 85.8% | 85.7% | 86.0% | 3 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 79.9% | 84.1% | 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 81.7% 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 86.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.9% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 25th out of 31 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 5.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release