Germany vs United States of America: Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students

Germany
13.25 Years
in 2024
United States of America
13.33 Years
in 2024
Germany rank
23rd
United States of America rank
22nd

Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students over time

  • Germany
  • United States of America
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How they compare

United States of America currently reports 13.33 Years against 13.25 Years in Germany, a difference of 0.08 Years.

Across all 12 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 22nd of 34 countries.

United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United States of America Difference Ahead
2010s 13.25 Years 13.32 Years 0.0701 Years United States of America
2020s 13.21 Years 13.32 Years 0.114 Years United States of America

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students, Germany or United States of America?
United States of America, at 13.33 Years against 13.25 Years in Germany as of 2024.
What is the difference in mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students between Germany and United States of America?
0.08 Years, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United States of America?
12 years are reported by both, from 2013 to 2024.
How do Germany and United States of America rank globally for mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — students?
Germany ranks 23rd and United States of America ranks 22nd of 34 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates — Students enrolled
Unit
Years
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
45 places, 531 data points, 2013–2024
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This dataset contains data on mean age of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates. The default table displays graduates and new entrants data for the latest available year and for diferent tertiary levels of education. The selection can be changed to display data: by year, other levels of education, sex, mobility status and measure (enrolments). Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 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.