Education in Germany 3,348 indicators covering education for Germany. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Duration of compulsory education in years 13 2025 unchanged 1st Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 13 2025 unchanged 1st Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education 95.9% 2024 up 5.8% 80th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 40.8% 2018 up 57.5% 35th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 79.6% 2023 up 2.3% 33rd Percentage of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 28.7% 2024 up 7.0% 92nd Proportion of schools with access to basic drinking water, by 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Female share of graduates from Science, Technology, Engineering and 28.7% 2024 up 7.0% 92nd Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.7% 2024 down 6.7% 68th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.3% 2024 up 38.3% 57th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 81.2% 2023 up 6.3% 19th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 21.4% 2018 — 9th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9592 GPIA 2023 up 7.7% 58th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.8% 2024 down 26.6% 38th Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 14.26 2020 up 2.9% 1st Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 1.8% 2018 — 44th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 7.5% 2018 — 54th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 9.0% 2018 — 9th Capital expenditure as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 8.5% 2017 up 4.3% 48th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9222 GPIA 2023 up 9.2% 55th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 19th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 45.3% 2018 up 64.8% 39th Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 36.6% 2018 up 50.4% 23rd Gross graduation ratio from first degree programmes (ISCED 6 and 7) 1.24 GPI 2018 up 9.6% 74th All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 75.1% 2022 down 5.8% 53rd Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1.04 LPIA 2023 up 2.8% 5th Proportion of schools with basic handwashing facilities, by education 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 15.8% 2022 up 7.0% 73rd Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in 71.0% 2022 down 8.2% 90th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Government expenditure on education 5.24 2022 up 8.4% 20th Upper secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 81.88 2023 up 2.4% 38th Primary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 4.1.2 100 2023 up 0.0% 1st Lower secondary education completion rate (UIS/GEM estimates) - SDG 92.47 2023 up 0.5% 47th All staff compensation as a percentage of total expenditure in public 70.2% 2022 down 3.6% 63rd Literacy rate 98.5% 1950 — 19th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1.06 LPIA 2023 up 2.2% 3rd Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 18.3% 2022 up 11.4% 44th Agricultural holdings and utilised agricultural area by training, age 16.59 million Hectare 2023 down 0.7% 2nd Organic farming by age, sex and training of farm manager and NUTS 2 16.59 million Hectare 2023 down 0.7% 2nd Beneficiary of rural development support measures by age, sex and 16.59 million Hectare 2023 down 0.7% 2nd Share of schools with access to computers for teaching 90.8% 2023 up 16.2% 73rd Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1 LPIA 2023 unchanged 13th Current expenditure other than staff compensation as a percentage of 20.0% 2022 up 2.2% 57th Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 35.8% 2022 up 18.0% 33rd Government expenditure on upper secondary education, US$ 31,832 millions 2022 up 1.6% 3rd Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 31.6% 2022 up 21.8% 41st Current expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 90.8% 2022 up 1.2% 60th Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 26th Capital expenditure as a percentage of total expenditure in tertiary 9.2% 2022 down 10.7% 55th All staff compensation as % of total expenditure in tertiary public 61.5% 2017 up 0.8% 38th Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 1.02 LPIA 2023 up 3.8% 4th Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 13.99 2020 up 4.5% 2nd Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 0.9625 GPIA 2020 up 3.2% 75th Mean years of schooling (ISCED 1 or higher), population 25+ years 14.54 2020 up 1.3% 1st Share of schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st ← Previous Page 30 of 56 Next →