Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 64.2% in 2024. βΌ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Germany, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 64.2% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Germany peaked at 73.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 2019.
That places Germany 117th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.9% | 71.9% | 71.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 72.8% | 73.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 63.7% | 63.1% | 64.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.2% | 63.8% | 64.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 114 El Salvador 65.6% compare
- 115 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 65.0% compare
- 116 Belarus 64.6% compare
- 118 Singapore 64.2% compare
- 119 United Arab Emirates 63.5% compare
- 120 Malaysia 63.3% 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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Germany?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Germany was 64.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 73.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Germany ranks 117th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from programmes other than science rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release