Children out of school in Germany
Germany: Children out of school was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of primary school age.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.3% for children out of school in 2024.
That represents a change of up 31.3% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school in Germany peaked at 2.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
That places Germany 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Children out of school in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of primary school age | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +364.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -44.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +103.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -89.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 174 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
- 175 Cyprus 0.4% compare
- 176 Mexico 0.4% compare
- 178 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 179 Montenegro 0.2% compare
- 180 Singapore 0.2% compare
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 children out of school in Germany?
- Children out of school in Germany was 0.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest children out of school recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for children out of school?
- Germany ranks 177th out of 196 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. 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 Children out of school (% of primary school age). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 24 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Children out of school are the percentage of primary-school-age children who are not enrolled in primary or secondary school. Children in the official primary age group that are in preprimary education should be considered out of school.