Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural was 0.7038 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Latest (2022)
0.7038 GPIA
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
78th
of 88 countries
All-time high
0.7154 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.5025 GPIA
in 1993
Years of data
28
1992–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany, 1992–2022
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.
Educational attainment rate … completed short-cycle tertiary rural in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.5136 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.5025 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.5151 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 0.5412 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5382 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5777 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 0.5699 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.5699 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5703 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.6045 GPIA | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6416 GPIA | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 0.6159 GPIA | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 0.6057 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6154 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.641 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6229 GPIA | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6502 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 0.7154 GPIA | +10.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6538 GPIA | -8.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6686 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.579 GPIA | -13.4% |
| 2015 | 0.5784 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.609 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 0.6204 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.621 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.6408 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6716 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 0.7038 GPIA | +4.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.7038 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.26 GPIA, 56% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.7038 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.2 GPIA, 59% of the median. (40 countries reporting)
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
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (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