Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender was 0.952 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Germany, 2014–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Germany stood at 0.952 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Germany peaked at 0.952 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8459 GPIA, in 2014.
That places Germany 36th out of 56 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master rural gender in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8459 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8663 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 0.9138 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 0.9159 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8835 GPIA | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9252 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 0.9025 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9173 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 0.9501 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.952 GPIA | +0.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.952 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.2 GPIA, 79% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.952 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.12 GPIA, 85% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8918 GPIA | 0.8459 GPIA | 0.9252 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9305 GPIA | 0.9025 GPIA | 0.952 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Germany was 0.952 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.952 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8459 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 36th out of 56 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release