Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Germany
Germany: Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG was 81.88 in 2023. ▬ Flat
Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG in Germany, 1990–2023
Source: UNICEF.
Analysis
The most recent figure for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Germany is 81.88, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Germany peaked at 81.88 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 79.35, in 1997.
Germany ranks 38th of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.25 | 79.35 | 81.16 | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.85 | 79.6 | 80.15 | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.38 | 79.63 | 81.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.61 | 81.32 | 81.88 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Germany?
- Upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg in Germany was 81.88 in 2023, according to UNICEF.
- What is the highest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 81.88 in 2023.
- What is the lowest upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.35 in 1997.
- How does Germany rank for upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg?
- Germany ranks 38th out of 62 countries with data for 2023.
- Is upper secondary education completion rate (uis/gem estimates) - sdg rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNICEF, published as part of Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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