Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 1.04 LPIA in 2023. β¬ Flat
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany, 1995β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany stood at 1.04 LPIA. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany peaked at 1.04 LPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.9795 LPIA, in 1995.
That places Germany 5th out of 105 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9858 LPIA | 0.9795 LPIA | 0.9926 LPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.01 LPIA | 0.9943 LPIA | 1.03 LPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.02 LPIA | 1 LPIA | 1.03 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.04 LPIA | 1.03 LPIA | 1.04 LPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 2 Oman 1.06 LPIA compare
- 3 Jordan 1.05 LPIA compare
- 4 Belgium 1.04 LPIA compare
- 6 Switzerland 1.03 LPIA compare
- 7 Luxembourg 1.01 LPIA compare
- 8 United Kingdom 1.01 LPIA compare
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 1.04 LPIA 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 1.04 LPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9795 LPIA in 1995.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 105 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 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release