Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Germany
Germany: Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation was 13.1% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
13.1%
Change on year
down 3.0%
World rank
4th
of 45 countries
All-time high
14.6%
in 2000
All-time low
9.5%
in 2014
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
Germany recorded 13.1% for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Germany peaked at 14.6% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 9.5%, in 2014.
Germany ranks 4th of 45 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.6% | — |
| 2001 | 12.3% | -15.8% |
| 2002 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.8% | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | -5.5% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +11.6% |
| 2006 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 12.5% | -8.8% |
| 2008 | 11.8% | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 11.1% | -5.9% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 9.8% | -6.7% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 10.1% | +6.3% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 10.3% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.1% | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 12.3% | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 12.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 13.0% | +4.0% |
| 2024 | 13.5% | +3.8% |
| 2025 | 13.1% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.7% | 11.1% | 14.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 9.5% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 10.1% | 13.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6418 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Germany?
- Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation in Germany was 13.1% in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 14.6% in 2000.
- What is the lowest early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.5% in 2014.
- How does Germany rank for early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 45 countries with data for 2025.
- Is early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Early leavers from education and training by degree of urbanisation. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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