Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7038 GPIA in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany, 1992β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2022, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany stood at 0.7038 GPIA.
The figure is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany peaked at 0.7154 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5025 GPIA, in 1993.
That places Germany 78th out of 88 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5314 GPIA | 0.5025 GPIA | 0.5777 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.6057 GPIA | 0.5699 GPIA | 0.6416 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6337 GPIA | 0.5784 GPIA | 0.7154 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6877 GPIA | 0.6716 GPIA | 0.7038 GPIA | 2 |
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 short-cycle tertiary education in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany was 0.7038 GPIA 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 0.7154 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5025 GPIA in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 78th out of 88 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 up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, rural, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release