Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 10.0% 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 10.0% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 10.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
Germany ranks 54th of 121 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 | 3.9% | — |
| 2000 | 3.8% | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 8.8% | +106.3% |
| 2016 | 9.1% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 9.5% | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 9.7% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 9.4% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 9.3% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.6% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.9% | 3.9% | 3.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 3 |
| 2010s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 9.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 9.6% | 9.3% | 10.0% | 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 10.0% 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 10.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 54th out of 121 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 13.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release