Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
13th
of 37 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2019
Years of data
7
2017–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany, 2017–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over ten years.
That places Germany 13th out of 37 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (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 GPIA 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 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 37 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 down 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, non-immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release