Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 7.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 7.4% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 7.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2001.
Germany ranks 71st of 124 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.5% | — |
| 2000 | 3.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 3.9% | +11.5% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | +77.2% |
| 2016 | 7.1% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 7.5% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 6.9% | -8.5% |
| 2020 | 6.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 7.0% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.0% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.2% | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.5% | 3.5% | 3.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.9% | 3 |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.1% | 6.9% | 7.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6418 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.123 % 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 7.4% 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 7.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2001.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 71st out of 124 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 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Social Sciences, Journalism and Information programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release