Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.4% 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 4.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 4.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 2020.
Germany ranks 79th of 124 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 | 3.7% | — |
| 2000 | 3.9% | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | -2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 3.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 4.3% | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.6% | -15.0% |
| 2020 | 3.6% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 2022 | 4.0% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 4.4% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 4.4% | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 3.6% | 4.3% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.0% | 3.6% | 4.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 76 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.7% compare
- 77 New Zealand 4.7% compare
- 78 Ireland 4.4% compare
- 80 Trinidad and Tobago 4.4% compare
- 81 Albania 4.3% compare
- 82 Bahrain 4.3% compare
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6418 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.123 % 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 4.4% 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 4.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 79th out of 124 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 17.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release