Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Germany
Germany: Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total was 1.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Germany, 2014–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in cumulative.
Analysis
In 2023, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Germany stood at 1.9%. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Germany peaked at 1.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2018.
Germany ranks 6th of 66 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 6 |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.3% (2024)
- Labor force, female 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 43.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Germany?
- Educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total in Germany was 1.9% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2018.
- How does Germany rank for educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total?
- Germany ranks 6th out of 66 countries with data for 2023.
- Is educational attainment, doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Educational attainment, Doctoral or equivalent, population 25+, total (%) (cumulative). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The percentage of population ages 25 and over that attained or completed Doctoral or equivalent.