Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 62.8% in 2023. β¬ Flat
Latest (2023)
62.8%
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
27th
of 33 countries
All-time high
64.3%
in 2019
All-time low
60.9%
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 %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 62.8% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
That places Germany 27th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 63.9% | 63.5% | 64.3% | 3 |
| 2020s | 62.1% | 60.9% | 63.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 24 Slovenia, Republic of 68.6% compare
- 25 Netherlands, The 64.6% compare
- 26 Belgium 63.2% compare
- 28 Italy 59.8% compare
- 29 Brunei Darussalam 58.8% compare
- 30 France 58.2%
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 62.8% 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 64.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 27th out of 33 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 1.1%. 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, immigrant background, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release