Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 35.8% in 2024. β² Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Germany, 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 35.8% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Germany peaked at 36.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 2001.
That places Germany 5th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.8% | 27.8% | 27.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 26.6% | 26.3% | 26.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 36.1% | 35.3% | 36.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 35.6% | 35.1% | 35.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 2 Tunisia 37.9% compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 36.5% compare
- 4 Brunei Darussalam 35.9% compare
- 6 Singapore 35.6% compare
- 7 British Virgin Islands 35.6% compare
- 8 Belarus 35.4% 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 science, technology, engineering and in Germany?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Germany was 35.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 36.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 2001.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Germany ranks 5th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and 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 Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics programmes in tertiary education, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release