Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 0.7431 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
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany is 0.7431 LPIA, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany peaked at 0.9289 LPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.7019 LPIA, in 2018.
Germany ranks 17th of 87 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.909 LPIA | 0.8759 LPIA | 0.9289 LPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8633 LPIA | 0.8129 LPIA | 0.9217 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7459 LPIA | 0.7019 LPIA | 0.8577 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7442 LPIA | 0.7335 LPIA | 0.7561 LPIA | 3 |
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 0.7431 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 0.9289 LPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7019 LPIA in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 87 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 3.6%. 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, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release