Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 0.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.4% for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Germany peaked at 0.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.3%, in 1999.
Germany ranks 73rd of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.4% | +32.5% |
| 2016 | 0.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.4% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 0.4% | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.4% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 0.4% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0.4% compare
- 71 Honduras 0.4% compare
- 72 Netherlands 0.4% compare
- 74 Panama 0.4% compare
- 75 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0.4% compare
- 76 Cambodia 0.4% 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)
- 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 science, technology, engineering and in Germany?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Germany was 0.4% 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 0.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3% in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Germany ranks 73rd out of 120 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 up 4.3%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release