Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location was 0.7431 LPIA in 2022. ▼ Falling
Latest (2022)
0.7431 LPIA
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
17th
of 87 countries
All-time high
0.9289 LPIA
in 1996
All-time low
0.7019 LPIA
in 2018
Years of data
28
1993–2022
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany, 1993–2022
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.
Educational attainment … education short-cycle tertiary location in Germany, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.8759 LPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.9162 LPIA | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 0.9289 LPIA | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 0.9108 LPIA | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 0.9132 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8913 LPIA | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.8937 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.875 LPIA | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 0.8696 LPIA | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.9217 LPIA | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8527 LPIA | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 0.826 LPIA | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 0.852 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 0.8379 LPIA | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.8129 LPIA | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8098 LPIA | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.8577 LPIA | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.7706 LPIA | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7631 LPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7161 LPIA | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.704 LPIA | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.7084 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7124 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7019 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.7146 LPIA | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 0.7335 LPIA | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 0.7561 LPIA | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7431 LPIA | -1.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.7431 LPIA is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.682 LPIA, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.7431 LPIA is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6297 LPIA, 1.2× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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
- 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 0.7431 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