Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany stood at 10.6%.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 11.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2002.
Germany ranks 58th of 126 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 | 8.6% | — |
| 2000 | 9.0% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 8.7% | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 8.3% | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 9.6% | +16.2% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -13.7% |
| 2020 | 9.5% | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 10.0% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 10.7% | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.6% | 8.6% | 8.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.7% | 8.3% | 9.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.6% | 11.4% | 5 |
| 2020s | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
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 10.6% 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 11.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 58th out of 126 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 10.5%. 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 Education programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release