Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Germany
Germany: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1.01 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Germany, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Germany is 1.01 index, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Germany peaked at 1.01 index in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.9607 index, in 1981.
That places Germany 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Germany, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.9607 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.9618 index | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 0.9627 index | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.964 index | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 0.9647 index | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 0.9656 index | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 0.9664 index | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 0.9678 index | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 0.9693 index | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 0.9704 index | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 0.972 index | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 0.9729 index | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9749 index | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.9762 index | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9779 index | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 0.98 index | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9815 index | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 0.9826 index | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.9834 index | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9845 index | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9856 index | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9866 index | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9877 index | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9892 index | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.991 index | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 0.992 index | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9929 index | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9936 index | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9941 index | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9941 index | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.995 index | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9971 index | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9999 index | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 index | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 index | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.01 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.01 index | +0.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1.01 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1.01 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.01 index, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9648 index | 0.9607 index | 0.9693 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.9772 index | 0.9704 index | 0.9834 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9897 index | 0.9845 index | 0.9941 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 index | 0.9941 index | 1.01 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 1.01 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 103 Kyrgyzstan 1.01 index compare
- 104 Georgia 1.01 index compare
- 105 Uzbekistan 1.01 index compare
- 107 Switzerland 1.01 index compare
- 108 Canada 1.01 index compare
- 109 Australia 1 index compare
More gender data for Germany
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 11,292 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth -0.9917 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 71,489 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 71,489 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate -0.1556 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 363,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 348,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 367,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355,306 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Germany?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Germany was 1.01 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 index in 2025.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9607 index in 1981.
- How does Germany rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Germany ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.