Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female was 79.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
79.9%
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
30th
of 141 countries
All-time high
81.0%
in 2019
All-time low
64.3%
in 1996
Years of data
29
1993–2023
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 79.9% for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany peaked at 81.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 64.3%, in 1996.
That places Germany 30th out of 141 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper female in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 65.0% | — |
| 1995 | 67.5% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 64.3% | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 66.7% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 66.7% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 68.4% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 69.9% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 71.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.5% | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 73.7% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 74.4% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 76.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 78.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 79.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 80.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 79.2% | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 79.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 78.7%, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Germany's 79.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 66.0% | 64.3% | 67.5% | 5 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 68.4% | 74.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 75.2% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 79.2% | 80.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (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 79.9% 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 81.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.3% in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 30th out of 141 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 3.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release