Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or was 0.9852 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.9852 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
19th
of 31 countries
All-time high
0.9871 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.9702 GPIA
in 2018
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 0.9852 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Germany ranks 19th of 31 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 0.9719 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 0.9702 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9705 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9705 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9799 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9871 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.9852 GPIA | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9709 GPIA | 0.9702 GPIA | 0.9719 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.9807 GPIA | 0.9705 GPIA | 0.9871 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 0.9852 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 0.9871 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9702 GPIA in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 19th 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 up 1.4%. 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, 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