Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9319 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 0.9319 GPIA for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in 2023. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany peaked at 0.9319 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.6886 GPIA, in 2006.
Germany ranks 76th of 108 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 rate … gender post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0.6886 GPIA | — |
| 2007 | 0.6987 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 0.705 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7207 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.7288 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.7583 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7707 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.7861 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.81 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.8309 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.8494 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.8655 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.8919 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8953 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9082 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.9087 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9156 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 0.9319 GPIA | +1.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.9319 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.11 GPIA, 84% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.9319 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.1 GPIA, 84% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7032 GPIA | 0.6886 GPIA | 0.7207 GPIA | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.8187 GPIA | 0.7288 GPIA | 0.8953 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9161 GPIA | 0.9082 GPIA | 0.9319 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 0.9319 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 0.9319 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6886 GPIA in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Germany ranks 76th out of 108 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 18.6%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release