Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany
Germany: Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from was 1.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany is 1.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from in Germany peaked at 1.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.1%, in 2000.
That places Germany 11th out of 117 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.2% | — |
| 2000 | 1.1% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 1.2% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 1.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +20.8% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 1.5% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 1.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5% | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 3 |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 1.4% | 1.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 1.5% | 1.5% | 1.5% | 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 1.5% 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 1.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.1% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 117 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 6.1%. 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release