Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.1% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and down 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 1.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 1999.
That places Germany 42nd out of 121 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.7% | — |
| 2000 | 0.7% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 0.7% | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.7% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.1% | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -5.5% |
| 2018 | 1.1% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 1.2% | +9.7% |
| 2020 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 2021 | 1.1% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 1.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.1% | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.1% | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.7% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- 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)
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 1.1% 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 1.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 42nd out of 121 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 down 3.7%. 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 tertiary education graduating from Business, Administration and Law programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release