Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts was 9.2% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 9.2% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Germany peaked at 12.2% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 9.1%, in 2023.
That places Germany 45th out of 124 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from Arts in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.0% | — |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +5.6% |
| 2001 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | +17.7% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 11.3% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -11.9% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -5.7% |
| 2021 | 9.6% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 9.1% | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 9.2% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.0% | 10.0% | 10.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.5% | 10.3% | 10.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 10.0% | 12.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 9.1% | 9.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Germany?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts in Germany was 9.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2015.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.1% in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts?
- Germany ranks 45th out of 124 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from arts rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Arts and Humanities programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release