Adolescents out of school, female in Germany
Germany: Adolescents out of school, female was 0.2% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Adolescents out of school, female in Germany, 2002–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of female lower secondary school age.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adolescents out of school, female in Germany is 0.2%, measured in 2023.
The figure is down 75.1% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adolescents out of school, female in Germany peaked at 2.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2021.
Germany ranks 157th of 160 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Adolescents out of school, female in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of female lower secondary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.8% | — |
| 2003 | 1.8% | -3.5% |
| 2004 | 1.5% | -17.7% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -20.2% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -6.9% |
| 2007 | 1.0% | -11.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8% | -15.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | +35.3% |
| 2011 | 2.2% | +103.7% |
| 2012 | 0.4% | -80.3% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | +30.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | +53.1% |
| 2016 | 1.5% | +86.4% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -27.0% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | -10.6% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.0% | -3.4% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | -85.7% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +573.0% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -75.1% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.9%, 13% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.8%, 13% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adolescents out of school, female in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +573.0% | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.2% | 0.8% | 1.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.4% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6% | 0.1% | 1.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adolescents out of school, female in Germany?
- Adolescents out of school, female in Germany was 0.2% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest adolescents out of school, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for adolescents out of school, female?
- Germany ranks 157th out of 160 countries with data for 2023.
- Is adolescents out of school, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Adolescents out of school, female (% of female lower secondary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.