Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7841 LPIA in 2022. βΌ Falling
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany, 1993β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany stood at 0.7841 LPIA.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany peaked at 0.8888 LPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7674 LPIA, in 2016.
That places Germany 12th out of 93 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.8702 LPIA | 0.8331 LPIA | 0.8888 LPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8585 LPIA | 0.8322 LPIA | 0.8792 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7965 LPIA | 0.7674 LPIA | 0.851 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7873 LPIA | 0.7841 LPIA | 0.7906 LPIA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 9 Malta 0.8327 LPIA compare
- 10 Switzerland 0.8053 LPIA compare
- 11 Ireland 0.7928 LPIA compare
- 13 United States 0.751 LPIA compare
- 14 Brunei Darussalam 0.7348 LPIA compare
- 15 Netherlands 0.7331 LPIA 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 short-cycle tertiary education in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany was 0.7841 LPIA in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8888 LPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7674 LPIA in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 12th out of 93 countries with data for 2022.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education or higher, population 25+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release