Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 34.5% in 2022. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany, 1992β2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 34.5% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2022. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany peaked at 34.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2002.
That places Germany 28th out of 129 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.9% | 26.3% | 27.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 27.8% | 25.9% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.7% | 29.6% | 32.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.1% | 33.4% | 34.5% | 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 34.5% 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 34.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 28th out of 129 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 13.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release