Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender was 0.9514 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany, 1993–2023
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 0.9514 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany peaked at 0.9514 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.7646 GPIA, in 1993.
Germany ranks 78th of 137 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary … upper gender in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 0.7646 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.7861 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 0.7739 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.7876 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7996 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8093 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8153 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.8207 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.8277 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 0.8269 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.8275 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 0.832 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 0.8393 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.8457 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8524 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8593 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.8647 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.8696 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 0.8773 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.8817 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.8883 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 0.897 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9104 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.9214 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.922 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9301 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 0.9396 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.949 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.9514 GPIA is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9872 GPIA, 96% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.9514 GPIA is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.972 GPIA, 98% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7824 GPIA | 0.7646 GPIA | 0.7996 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8297 GPIA | 0.8093 GPIA | 0.8524 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8892 GPIA | 0.8593 GPIA | 0.922 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9425 GPIA | 0.9301 GPIA | 0.9514 GPIA | 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 0.9514 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 0.9514 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7646 GPIA in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 78th out of 137 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 8.5%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release