Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.2% in 2018. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, 1999–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany is 0.2%, measured in 2018.
The figure is down 33.4% on the previous year and up 14.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 0.4% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2015.
Germany ranks 25th of 108 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.3% | — |
| 2000 | 0.3% | +18.9% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | +18.8% |
| 2015 | 0.1% | -61.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2% | +41.8% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -33.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 0.2% | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4 |
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 0.2% in 2018, 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 0.4% in 2002.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 25th out of 108 countries with data for 2018.
- 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 programmes in unspecified fields, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of all tertiary graduates who completed programmes in unspecified fields in the reference year.