Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male was 34.5% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany, 1992–2022
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.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary male in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 26.3% | — |
| 1993 | 26.3% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 27.0% | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 26.7% | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 27.6% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 27.4% | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 27.8% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 25.9% | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +6.9% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 27.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 28.6% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 29.9% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 30.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 30.9% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 31.5% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 31.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 30.1% | -4.9% |
| 2019 | 32.6% | +8.2% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 34.5% | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 34.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.0× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 34.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 31.5%, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
- 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 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