Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females rose 3.79% to 21.9% in Germany in 2016, according to Eurostat.
Historically, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Germany reached an all time high of 22.6% in 2013 and an all time low of 16.5% in 2006. When compared to Germany's main peers, Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females in Austria amounted to 27.7%, 35.8% in Belgium, 32.6% in France and 28.9% in Poland in 2016.
Germany has been ranked 26th within the group of 32 countries we follow in terms of Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females, 5 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Population by Educational Attainment Level - From 18 to 74 years - Tertiary education (levels 5-8) - Females | Unit | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Austria | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.5% | 14.4% | 15.0% | 15.9% | 25.7% | ||||||||
| Belgium | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 32.2% | 32.1% | 33.1% | 33.5% | 34.9% | ||||||||
| Czechia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 14.2% | 15.5% | 16.9% | 18.0% | 19.0% | ||||||||
| France | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 27.1% | 27.7% | 28.7% | 30.1% | 31.3% | ||||||||
| Germany | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 19.5% | 21.0% | 21.9% | 22.6% | 20.3% | ||||||||
| Hungary | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18.6% | 19.8% | 21.1% | 21.6% | 22.5% | ||||||||
| Italy | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 13.5% | 13.7% | 14.6% | 15.2% | 15.9% | ||||||||
| Luxembourg | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.8% | 29.1% | 30.6% | 33.7% | 37.2% | ||||||||
| Netherlands | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26.2% | 26.6% | 27.4% | 28.1% | 29.1% | ||||||||
| Poland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 22.3% | 23.5% | 24.8% | 25.9% | 27.3% | ||||||||
| Russia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Spain | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 28.2% | 29.0% | 29.7% | 30.5% | 31.3% | ||||||||
| Switzerland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23.9% | 24.3% | 25.3% | 27.3% | 29.0% | ||||||||
| Ukraine | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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