Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender was 0.9285 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9285 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
47th
of 77 countries
All-time high
0.9285 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.8286 GPIA
in 2014
Years of data
10
2014–2023
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 0.9285 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.
Educational attainment rate, completed Master's … Master gender in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 0.8286 GPIA | — |
| 2015 | 0.8403 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.8549 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8708 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8779 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.8831 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.8757 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 0.9022 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9066 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.9285 GPIA | +2.4% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.9285 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.05 GPIA, 89% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.9285 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.09 GPIA, 85% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.9285 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