Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 37.4% in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
37.4%
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
8th
of 40 countries
All-time high
37.4%
in 2023
All-time low
33.2%
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany stood at 37.4%. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Germany ranks 8th of 40 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 33.7% | 33.2% | 34.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 34.9% | 37.4% | 4 |
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 37.4% in 2023, 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 37.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 40 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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, non-immigrant background, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release