Tertiary education participation in Germany
Germany: Tertiary education participation was 2,940 in 2012. ▲ Rising
Latest (2012)
2,940
Change on year
up 6.4%
World rank
2nd
of 35 countries
All-time high
2,940
in 2012
All-time low
2,055
in 2000
Years of data
15
1998–2012
Tertiary education participation in Germany, 1998–2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, tertiary education participation in Germany stood at 2,940. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.4% on the previous year and up 36.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tertiary education participation in Germany peaked at 2,940 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2,055, in 2000.
Germany ranks 2nd of 35 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2,092 | 2,087 | 2,098 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2,239 | 2,055 | 2,439 | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,753 | 2,556 | 2,940 | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tertiary education participation in Germany?
- Tertiary education participation in Germany was 2,940 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest tertiary education participation recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2,940 in 2012.
- What is the lowest tertiary education participation recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,055 in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for tertiary education participation?
- Germany ranks 2nd out of 35 countries with data for 2012.
- Is tertiary education participation rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Tertiary education participation (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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