Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Germany

Germany: Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below was 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 27 countries
All-time high
100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
in 2014
All-time low
100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
in 2014
Years of data
11
2014–2024

Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Germany, 2014–2024

0204060801002014201920242014: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2015: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2016: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2017: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2018: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2019: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2020: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2021: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2022: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2023: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm2024: 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm.

Analysis

In 2024, earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Germany stood at 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Germany peaked at 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2014 and was at its lowest, 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm, in 2014.

Germany ranks 1st of 27 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level — Relative earnings in Germany, 2014 to 2024.
Year Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm Change
2014 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
2015 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2016 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2017 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2018 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2019 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2020 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2021 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2022 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2023 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%
2024 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 6
2020s 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm 5

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 Austria 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  2. 1 Estonia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  3. 1 Spain 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  4. 1 Australia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  5. 1 Belgium 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  6. 1 Canada 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  7. 1 Chile 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  8. 1 Colombia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  9. 1 Costa Rica 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  10. 1 Czechia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  11. 1 Denmark 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  12. 1 Finland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  13. 1 Hungary 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  14. 1 Ireland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  15. 1 Israel 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  16. 1 Italy 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  17. 1 Latvia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  18. 1 Luxembourg 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  19. 1 Mexico 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  20. 1 Netherlands 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  21. 1 New Zealand 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  22. 1 Norway 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  23. 1 Poland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  24. 1 Portugal 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  25. 1 Sweden 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  26. 1 Switzerland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  27. 1 Türkiye 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  28. 1 United Kingdom 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  29. 1 United States 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  30. 1 OECD 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
  31. 1 Brazil 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Germany?
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Germany was 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2014.
What is the lowest earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm in 2014.
How does Germany rank for earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below?
Germany ranks 1st out of 27 countries with data for 2024.
Is earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level — Relative earnings. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainment, by age group, gender and educational attainment level — Relative earnings
Unit
Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
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Coverage
35 places, 463 data points, 2000–2025
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This dataset contains data on the relative earnings of workers, by age group, gender, educational attainment level and work time arrangement. The baseline is the earnings of workers with below upper secondary attainment, and it is primarily served to analyse the earnings difference by programme orientation. The default table displays 2024 data (or the latest available year) on the earnings of 25-34 year-old full-time workers with general or vocational upper secondary or post-secondary non-tertiary attainment, or bachelor's or equivalent degree as a percentage of the earnings of their peers with below upper secondary attainment. The selection can be changed to display data by gender, by level of educational attainment, by age group and by work time arrangement (e.g. full- or part-time employment). Data refer to gross earnings except for Argentina and Türkiye. Data on full-time workers are recommended because of better comparability. Filter the time period to visualise historical data. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on September 29, 2026. For more information, please consult the Education at a Glance web page and the OECD Handbook for Internationally Comparative Education Statistics: Concepts, Standards, Definitions and Classifications.