Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 0.9968 GPIA in 2023. β² Rising
Latest (2023)
0.9968 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
World rank
16th
of 33 countries
All-time high
0.9968 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.9051 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
7
2017β2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany, 2017β2023
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 0.9968 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
That places Germany 16th out of 33 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.9115 GPIA | 0.9051 GPIA | 0.9163 GPIA | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.982 GPIA | 0.9589 GPIA | 0.9968 GPIA | 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (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 0.9968 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 0.9968 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9051 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 16th 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 up 10.1%. 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, immigrant background, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release