Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science was 47.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from programmes other than Science in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Germany stood at 47.5%.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from programmes other than science in Germany peaked at 57.5% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2019.
Germany ranks 119th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | 56.3% | 56.3% | 56.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 57.0% | 57.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 46.5% | 45.8% | 47.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 47.4% | 47.1% | 47.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (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 47.5% 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 57.5% in 2001.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from programmes other than science recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2019.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from programmes other than science?
- Germany ranks 119th 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 up 3.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release