Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.7219 NPIA in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.7219 NPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
37th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.7592 NPIA
in 2017
All-time low
0.7101 NPIA
in 2021
Years of data
7
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany, 2017β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in NPIA.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany stood at 0.7219 NPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 4.9% over ten years.
Germany ranks 37th of 37 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.7572 NPIA | 0.7561 NPIA | 0.7592 NPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7193 NPIA | 0.7101 NPIA | 0.7315 NPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 34 Ghana 0.819 NPIA compare
- 35 Costa Rica 0.8078 NPIA compare
- 36 Switzerland 0.7834 NPIA 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 0.7219 NPIA 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 0.7592 NPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7101 NPIA in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 37th out of 37 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 down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 native parity index (NPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release