Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9324 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany, 2006–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.9324 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany peaked at 0.9324 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7046 GPIA, in 2007.
Germany ranks 53rd of 75 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Educational attainment … urban gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.7051 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.7046 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7276 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.745 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7481 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7748 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7908 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8105 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.8194 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8433 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8591 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.8674 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8878 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.8978 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9239 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9147 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9153 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 0.9324 GPIA | +1.9% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.9324 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.07 GPIA, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.9324 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.07 GPIA, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7206 GPIA | 0.7046 GPIA | 0.745 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8299 GPIA | 0.7481 GPIA | 0.8978 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9216 GPIA | 0.9147 GPIA | 0.9324 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany was 0.9324 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9324 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7046 GPIA in 2007.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Germany ranks 53rd out of 75 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release