Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 3.1% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany is 3.1%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 7.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 4.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.5%, in 2017.
That places Germany 54th out of 122 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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.7% | — |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +7.5% |
| 2001 | 3.9% | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.8% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -25.9% |
| 2016 | 2.7% | -4.9% |
| 2017 | 2.5% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 3.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | -7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.7% | 3.7% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.9% | 3.8% | 4.0% | 3 |
| 2010s | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 5 |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 3.1% 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 4.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.5% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 54th 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 9.0%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release