Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of in Germany

Germany: Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of was 68.3 Per thousand inhabitants in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
68.3 Per thousand inhabitants
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
36th
of 45 countries
All-time high
68.3 Per thousand inhabitants
in 2024
All-time low
51.2 Per thousand inhabitants
in 2013
Years of data
12
2013–2024

Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of in Germany, 2013–2024

02040602013201820242013: 51.2 Per thousand inhabitants2014: 53.8 Per thousand inhabitants2015: 55.9 Per thousand inhabitants2016: 55.8 Per thousand inhabitants2017: 57.3 Per thousand inhabitants2018: 57 Per thousand inhabitants2019: 66.3 Per thousand inhabitants2020: 62.2 Per thousand inhabitants2021: 68.2 Per thousand inhabitants2022: 67.6 Per thousand inhabitants2023: 68.2 Per thousand inhabitants2024: 68.3 Per thousand inhabitants

Source: Eurostat. Measured in Per thousand inhabitants.

Analysis

The most recent figure for graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of in Germany is 68.3 Per thousand inhabitants, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of in Germany peaked at 68.3 Per thousand inhabitants in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.2 Per thousand inhabitants, in 2013.

That places Germany 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of population aged 20-29 in Germany, 2013 to 2024.
Year Per thousand inhabitants Change
2013 51.2 Per thousand inhabitants
2014 53.8 Per thousand inhabitants +5.1%
2015 55.9 Per thousand inhabitants +3.9%
2016 55.8 Per thousand inhabitants -0.2%
2017 57.3 Per thousand inhabitants +2.7%
2018 57 Per thousand inhabitants -0.5%
2019 66.3 Per thousand inhabitants +16.3%
2020 62.2 Per thousand inhabitants -6.2%
2021 68.2 Per thousand inhabitants +9.6%
2022 67.6 Per thousand inhabitants -0.9%
2023 68.2 Per thousand inhabitants +0.9%
2024 68.3 Per thousand inhabitants +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 56.76 Per thousand inhabitants 51.2 Per thousand inhabitants 66.3 Per thousand inhabitants 7
2020s 66.9 Per thousand inhabitants 62.2 Per thousand inhabitants 68.3 Per thousand inhabitants 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 33 Türkiye 70.6 Per thousand inhabitants compare
  2. 34 Estonia 69.4 Per thousand inhabitants compare
  3. 34 Estonia 69.4 Per thousand inhabitants compare
  4. 37 Slovakia 67.2 Per thousand inhabitants compare
  5. 37 Slovakia 67.2 Per thousand inhabitants compare
  6. 39 Hungary 65 Per thousand inhabitants compare
  7. 39 Romania 65 Per thousand inhabitants compare

See the full ranking of 47 places →

More population data for Germany

All data for Germany →

Frequently asked questions

What is graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of in Germany?
Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of in Germany was 68.3 Per thousand inhabitants in 2024, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 68.3 Per thousand inhabitants in 2024.
What is the lowest graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 51.2 Per thousand inhabitants in 2013.
How does Germany rank for graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of?
Germany ranks 36th out of 45 countries with data for 2024.
Is graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. 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 Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of population aged 20-29. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of in Germany. Statizoid, drawing on Eurostat. Retrieved 02 September 2026, from https://population.statizoid.com/stat/graduates-in-tertiary-education-by-age-groups-per-1000-of-population-aged-20-29/germany/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://population.statizoid.com/stat/graduates-in-tertiary-education-by-age-groups-per-1000-of-population-aged-20-29/germany/">Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of in Germany</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Graduates in tertiary education by age groups - per 1000 of population aged 20-29
Unit
Per thousand inhabitants
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
47 places, 532 data points, 2013–2024
Last refreshed