Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 100.0% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany, 1993β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 100.0% for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany peaked at 100.0% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 1993.
Germany ranks 1st of 106 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Austria 100.0% compare
- 1 Denmark 100.0% compare
- 1 Finland 100.0% compare
- 1 France 100.0% compare
- 1 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 100.0% compare
- 1 Iceland 100.0% compare
- 1 Russian Federation 100.0% compare
- 1 Sweden 100.0% compare
- 1 Ukraine 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% 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 primary education or higher in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany was 100.0% 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 100.0% in 1993.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 106 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, urban, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release