Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 81.2% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany is 81.2%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany peaked at 81.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 61.4%, in 1993.
Germany ranks 19th of 109 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.4% | 61.4% | 64.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 66.7% | 75.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 75.1% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 80.4% | 81.7% | 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 upper secondary education or in Germany?
- Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany was 81.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.4% in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 19th out of 109 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. 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 upper secondary education or higher, population 25+ years, rural, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release