Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9222 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany is 0.9222 GPIA, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany peaked at 0.9292 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.735 GPIA, in 1993.
Germany ranks 55th of 107 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7523 GPIA | 0.735 GPIA | 0.7716 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.8134 GPIA | 0.7818 GPIA | 0.8422 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8647 GPIA | 0.8392 GPIA | 0.8969 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9187 GPIA | 0.9115 GPIA | 0.9292 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 52 Netherlands, The 0.9588 GPIA compare
- 53 Australia 0.9584 GPIA compare
- 54 Poland, Republic of 0.9323 GPIA compare
- 56 Switzerland 0.9193 GPIA compare
- 57 Iceland 0.9143 GPIA compare
- 58 Czech Republic 0.9136 GPIA 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 0.9222 GPIA 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 0.9292 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.735 GPIA in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 55th out of 107 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 9.2%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV Β· JSON β 30 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release