Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 24.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 24.8% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 27.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 13.7%, in 1999.
Germany ranks 71st of 122 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 tertiary education graduating from in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.7% | — |
| 2000 | 13.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 14.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 14.5% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 24.3% | +68.3% |
| 2016 | 25.1% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 23.4% | -6.5% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +14.3% |
| 2020 | 27.2% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 27.3% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 26.9% | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 24.8% | -4.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.1% | 13.9% | 14.5% | 3 |
| 2010s | 24.6% | 23.4% | 26.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 26.4% | 24.8% | 27.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 68 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.2% compare
- 69 Bangladesh 25.2% compare
- 70 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 24.8% compare
- 72 Austria 24.5% compare
- 73 Switzerland 24.4% compare
- 74 Ghana 24.2% compare
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany?
- Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany was 24.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 27.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.7% in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 71st out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release