Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other female in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other female was 80.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 80.0% for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Germany peaked at 88.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 80.0%, in 2024.
That places Germany 103rd out of 122 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.
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than … other female in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.0% | — |
| 2000 | 88.0% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 88.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 87.9% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 80.2% | -8.7% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 80.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 80.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 80.5% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 80.4% | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | -0.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 80.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.4%, 94% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Germany's 80.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.4%, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.0% | 88.0% | 88.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 88.1% | 87.9% | 88.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 80.5% | 80.2% | 80.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 80.4% | 80.0% | 80.6% | 5 |
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 percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Germany?
- Percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Germany was 80.0% 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 88.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Germany ranks 103rd out of 122 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 down 0.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release