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
Earnings of workers relative to the earnings of workers with below in Germany, 2014–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 Austria 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Estonia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Spain 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Australia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Belgium 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Canada 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Chile 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Colombia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Costa Rica 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Czechia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Denmark 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Finland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Hungary 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Ireland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Israel 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Italy 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Latvia 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Luxembourg 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Mexico 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Netherlands 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 New Zealand 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Norway 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Poland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Portugal 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Sweden 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Switzerland 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Türkiye 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 United Kingdom 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 United States 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 OECD 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
- 1 Brazil 100 Percentage of earnings of workers with below upper secondary educational attainm compare
More work & labour data for Germany
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.0436 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.0549 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.0322 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.95 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 0.0388 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 66,826 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 12,413 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 35,391 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 35,508 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 70,900 1000 No (2100)
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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About this data
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.