Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Germany

Germany: Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student was 13,290 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
13,290
Change on year
up 7.8%
World rank
8th
of 30 countries
All-time high
13,290
in 2023
All-time low
7,678
in 2012
Years of data
12
2012–2023

Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Germany, 2012–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k2012201720232012: 7.7k2013: 8.2k2014: 8.5k2015: 8.7k2016: 9.1k2017: 9.5k2018: 10.0k2019: 10.5k2020: 10.9k2021: 11.6k2022: 12.3k2023: 13.3k

Source: Eurostat.

Analysis

Germany recorded 13,290 for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in 2023. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 62.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Germany peaked at 13,290 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7,678, in 2012.

That places Germany 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.

Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation in Germany, 2012 to 2023.
Year Value Change
2012 7,678
2013 8,194 +6.7%
2014 8,515 +3.9%
2015 8,667 +1.8%
2016 9,133 +5.4%
2017 9,492 +3.9%
2018 9,952 +4.9%
2019 10,497 +5.5%
2020 10,911 +3.9%
2021 11,638 +6.7%
2022 12,334 +6.0%
2023 13,290 +7.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9,016 7,678 10,497 8
2020s 12,043 10,911 13,290 4

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 5 Finland 17,463 compare
  2. 6 Denmark 16,229 compare
  3. 7 Sweden 14,372 compare
  4. 9 Ireland 12,047 compare
  5. 10 Austria 11,774 compare
  6. 11 Netherlands 11,719 compare

See the full ranking of 32 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Germany?
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student in Germany was 13,290 in 2023, according to Eurostat.
What is the highest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 13,290 in 2023.
What is the lowest annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 7,678 in 2012.
How does Germany rank for annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student?
Germany ranks 8th out of 30 countries with data for 2023.
Is annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Annual expenditure on educational institutions per pupil/student based on FTE, by education level and programme orientation
Source
Eurostat
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Eurostat)
Coverage
32 places, 350 data points, 2012–2023
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