Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.9319 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
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.
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
- 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 0.9319 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