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Germany - Educational Attainment Levels 100

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 199 economies tracked

Latest value

100 (2023)

Global rank

##5 of 199 economies

Share of global total

1.1%

Growth since 1992

1×

Ranking Race — Educational Attainment Levels

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

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Real annual global ranks, 1970 - 2025. Germany climbed from #3 to #5 (overtook Bulgaria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Germany ↓

Key Events — Germany

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1990
Reunification curated

East and West Germany unify, reshaping Europe's largest economy.

1999
Euro adoption curated

Germany becomes the anchor economy of the new single currency.

2006
Overtook Bulgaria in global rank auto
2009
Global crisis recession curated

Exports collapse; GDP contracts sharply before a rapid rebound.

2010
Overtook Finland in global rank auto
2022
Energy crisis curated

Gas supply shock drives inflation to decades-high levels.

Educational Attainment Levels, 1992-2023

World Bank WDI · % of total population ages 25+ · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19922002201220222023100100.33100.67101
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