End month of the academic school year in Germany
Germany: End month of the academic school year was 9 in 2025. ▼ Falling
End month of the academic school year in Germany, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Germany recorded 9 for end month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, end month of the academic school year in Germany peaked at 9 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 7, in 1997.
Germany ranks 52nd of 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
End month of the academic school year in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7 | — |
| 1998 | 9 | +28.6% |
| 1999 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 8 | -11.1% |
| 2013 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9 | +12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.33 | 7 | 9 | 3 |
| 2000s | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.17 | 8 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 53 Belize 8 compare
- 53 Western Sahara 8 compare
- 53 Spain 8 compare
- 53 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8 compare
- 53 Ghana 8 compare
- 53 Croatia 8 compare
- 53 Macau, China 8 compare
- 53 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 8 compare
- 53 Slovenia 8 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 end month of the academic school year in Germany?
- End month of the academic school year in Germany was 9 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest end month of the academic school year recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1998.
- What is the lowest end month of the academic school year recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 in 1997.
- How does Germany rank for end month of the academic school year?
- Germany ranks 52nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is end month of the academic school year rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of End month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release