Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA was 1 LPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 LPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 100 countries
All-time high
1 LPIA
in 1993
All-time low
1 LPIA
in 1993
Years of data
29
1993–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1 LPIA for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany peaked at 1 LPIA in 1993 and was at its lowest, 1 LPIA, in 1993.
That places Germany 12th out of 100 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Educational attainment rate, completed … female primary location LPIA in Germany, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1 LPIA | — |
| 1995 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 LPIA | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9988 LPIA, 1.0× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 9 Norway 1 LPIA compare
- 10 Malta 1 LPIA compare
- 11 United States 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Austria 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Denmark 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Finland 1 LPIA compare
- 12 France 1 LPIA compare
- 12 United Kingdom 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Iceland 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Russia 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Sweden 1 LPIA compare
- 12 Ukraine 1 LPIA compare
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 primary education or higher in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany was 1 LPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1993.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 LPIA in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Germany ranks 12th out of 100 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher, population 25+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release