Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or was 88.1% in 2023. β² Rising
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany, 1992β2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany stood at 88.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or in Germany peaked at 91.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 83.2%, in 1996.
That places Germany 11th out of 111 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 84.5% | 83.2% | 85.8% | 7 |
| 2000s | 87.6% | 85.3% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.3% | 89.2% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 87.0% | 89.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 8 Switzerland 90.4% compare
- 9 Armenia, Republic of 88.6% compare
- 10 Lithuania 88.1% compare
- 12 Austria 87.2% compare
- 13 Russian Federation 86.9% compare
- 14 Israel 85.5% 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 88.1% 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 91.0% in 2014.
- What is the lowest educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.2% in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 111 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 2.7%. 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, rural, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release