Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and was 28.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Germany stood at 28.7%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Germany peaked at 28.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1999.
That places Germany 92nd out of 113 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 22.4% | 21.7% | 23.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 25.8% | 28.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 27.8% | 26.8% | 28.7% | 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 science, technology, engineering and in Germany?
- Percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and in Germany was 28.7% 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 28.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from science, technology, engineering and?
- Germany ranks 92nd out of 113 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 7.0%. 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 who are female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release