Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education was 28.5% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany, 1993β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 28.5% for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education in Germany peaked at 28.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1993.
That places Germany 45th out of 101 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.8% | 12.6% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 15.2% | 19.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 19.2% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 26.2% | 28.5% | 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 28.5% 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 28.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 45th out of 101 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 26.3%. 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, urban, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release