Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9242 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany stood at 0.9242 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany peaked at 0.9242 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6696 GPIA, in 2006.
That places Germany 54th out of 71 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6855 GPIA | 0.6696 GPIA | 0.7003 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8024 GPIA | 0.7335 GPIA | 0.879 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9042 GPIA | 0.8751 GPIA | 0.9242 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 51 Tonga 0.9446 GPIA compare
- 52 Austria 0.9441 GPIA compare
- 53 Netherlands 0.928 GPIA compare
- 55 Namibia 0.8917 GPIA compare
- 56 New Zealand 0.888 GPIA compare
- 57 Azerbaijan, Republic of 0.8868 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 post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany was 0.9242 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 0.9242 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6696 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Germany ranks 54th out of 71 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 23.3%. 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, 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