Percentage … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Germany
Germany: Percentage … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction was 21.3% 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 21.3% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 24.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2002.
Germany ranks 10th of 124 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 18.3% | — |
| 2000 | 17.7% | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 17.4% | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 17.3% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +29.3% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 21.6% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 21.4% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 24.2% | +13.1% |
| 2020 | 23.1% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 21.3% | -3.2% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 21.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.1%, 1.8× the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Germany's 21.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.1%, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Percentage … Percentage Engineering Manufacturing Construction in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +29.3% | 17.3% | 22.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.4% | 17.3% | 17.7% | 3 |
| 2010s | 22.3% | 21.4% | 24.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.3% | 23.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- 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)
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 21.3% 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 24.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 10th 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 down 4.6%. 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 Engineering, Manufacturing and Construction programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release