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.
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 Kyrgyz Republic 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
- 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)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 374,750 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 376,950 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 397,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 388,530 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 409,986 (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.