Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 NPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 NPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
11th
of 33 countries
All-time high
1 NPIA
in 2018
All-time low
1 NPIA
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany stood at 1 NPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
That places Germany 11th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 NPIA | 1 NPIA | 1 NPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 NPIA | 1 NPIA | 1 NPIA | 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 primary education or higher in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany was 1 NPIA 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 NPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 NPIA in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 33 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 up 0.0%. 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, adjusted native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release