Australia vs Germany: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total

Australia

1.8%

in 2024

Germany

1.9%

in 2023

Australia rank

8th

Germany rank

6th

Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total over time

Germany currently reports 1.9% against 1.8% in Australia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Germany ahead.

Globally, Australia ranks 8th and Germany ranks 6th of 66 countries.

Indicator: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative)
Unit: cumulative
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 66 places, 683 data points, 1994–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.