Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 16.5% 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 16.5% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 18.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 12.3%, in 2002.
That places Germany 51st out of 124 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 13.7% | — |
| 2000 | 14.1% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 13.1% | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 12.3% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +25.5% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 18.2% | +15.2% |
| 2018 | 17.8% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 15.9% | -10.9% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | -2.9% |
| 2021 | 15.0% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 15.8% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 16.5% | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.7% | 13.7% | 13.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.2% | 12.3% | 14.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 15.5% | 18.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 15.9% | 15.0% | 16.6% | 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 16.5% 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 18.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.3% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 51st 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 6.9%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release