Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education … Services adjusted 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 … Services adjusted 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% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7%, 1.2× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.6%, 1.4× the median. (45 countries reporting)
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
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 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