Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary was 36.0% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany, 2006β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany stood at 36.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany peaked at 36.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2006.
Germany ranks 13th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 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 | 22.4% | 20.9% | 23.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | 27.8% | 23.1% | 31.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 33.0% | 36.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 10 Belgium 39.1% compare
- 11 United States 39.1% compare
- 12 Georgia 37.8% compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 35.6% compare
- 15 South Africa 35.6% compare
- 16 Malta 35.1% 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 36.0% 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 36.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2006.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 79 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 37.6%. 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, rural, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release