Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent was 0.9285 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's or equivalent in Germany, 2014β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Germany stood at 0.9285 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Germany peaked at 0.9285 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.8286 GPIA, in 2014.
Germany ranks 47th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.8593 GPIA | 0.8286 GPIA | 0.8831 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 0.9032 GPIA | 0.8757 GPIA | 0.9285 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 44 Hungary 0.9444 GPIA compare
- 45 South Africa 0.9439 GPIA compare
- 46 Czechia 0.9421 GPIA compare
- 48 Costa Rica 0.9194 GPIA compare
- 49 Netherlands 0.9127 GPIA compare
- 50 Austria 0.8993 GPIA 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 master's or equivalent in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent in Germany was 0.9285 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 0.9285 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8286 GPIA in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed master's or equivalent?
- Germany ranks 47th out of 77 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 12.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release