Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender was 0.7599 GPIA in 2022. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany, 1993–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany is 0.7599 GPIA, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany peaked at 0.7599 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.4685 GPIA, in 1993.
That places Germany 104th out of 127 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed … short-cycle tertiary gender in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.4685 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.4922 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5036 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 0.514 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5341 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 0.5509 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5478 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5715 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.5784 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.594 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.5899 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 0.606 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6202 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 0.6249 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6417 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 0.6493 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6855 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 0.7009 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 0.7169 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.6426 GPIA | -10.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6572 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 0.6716 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6894 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7161 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 0.7161 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.7396 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 0.7478 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.7599 GPIA | +1.6% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.7599 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.14 GPIA, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.7599 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.11 GPIA, 68% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5025 GPIA | 0.4685 GPIA | 0.5341 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5925 GPIA | 0.5478 GPIA | 0.6417 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6845 GPIA | 0.6426 GPIA | 0.7169 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7491 GPIA | 0.7396 GPIA | 0.7599 GPIA | 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 0.7599 GPIA 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 0.7599 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4685 GPIA in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 104th out of 127 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 8.4%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release