Germany (2024)
76.7
% gross enrollment ratio
-1.9pp YoY
YoY Change
-1.9pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
12
years of data

Data

Germany Tertiary Education Enrollment Rate (2024) — source data. World Bank.
Year % gross enrollment ratio YoY Change
2024 76.7 -1.9pp
2023 78.6 +1.2pp
2022 77.4 +1.7pp
2021 75.7 +3.3pp
2020 72.4 -0.3pp
2019 72.7 +3.5pp
2018 69.2 +0.7pp
2017 68.5 +0.6pp
2016 67.9 -0.3pp
2015 68.2 +3pp
2014 65.2 +4.3pp
2013 60.9 n/a

About this Dataset

Germany recorded 76.7 % gross enrollment ratio in 2024. The latest change was -1.9pp. Across 2013–2024 the series ranges from 60.9 in 2013 to 78.6 in 2023.

This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Germany from 1990 to present. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks the gross tertiary education enrollment ratio in Germany from 1990 to present. Tertiary enrollment reflects the depth of the educated workforce and talent pipeline for knowledge-economy sectors. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2024. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2013–2024 (12 observations).

The series peaked at 78.6 % gross enrollment ratio in 2023 and reached its lowest recorded value of 60.9 in 2013. The latest reading of 76.7 in 2024 represents a change of -1.9pp.