Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 0.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany stood at 0.8%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 26.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 1.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2024.
That places Germany 38th out of 111 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 1.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 1.1% | -6.3% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -5.1% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.1% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -5.4% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.0% | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -9.4% |
| 2024 | 0.8% | -5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | 1.1% | 1.1% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.8% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 35 Malaysia 0.9% compare
- 36 Macau, China 0.9% compare
- 37 Morocco 0.9% compare
- 39 Netherlands 0.8% compare
- 40 Panama 0.8% compare
- 41 South Africa 0.8% compare
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (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 0.8% 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 1.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 38th out of 111 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 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 Services programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release