Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.6% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany stood at 3.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.8% on the previous year and up 52.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 3.7% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.3%, in 2017.
Germany ranks 70th of 122 countries on this measure, 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.1% | — |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +13.9% |
| 2001 | 3.4% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 3.6% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 2.4% | -33.6% |
| 2016 | 2.4% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | -4.5% |
| 2018 | 2.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 2.9% | +21.1% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +9.2% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | +12.7% |
| 2024 | 3.6% | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.5% | 3.4% | 3.6% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.5% | 2.3% | 2.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.4% | 3.2% | 3.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 247,884 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (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 3.6% 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 3.7% in 2023.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.3% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 70th out of 122 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 52.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release