Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 4.7% 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 4.7% for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 5.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2001.
Germany ranks 78th 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 | 3.1% | — |
| 2000 | 3.3% | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 3.1% | -6.0% |
| 2002 | 3.4% | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +42.5% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.2% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 5.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.5% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 4.5% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.6% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 3.1% | 3.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.2% | 5 |
| 2020s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0194 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0202 units per person (2024)
- 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)
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 4.7% 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 5.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2001.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 78th 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 down 4.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release