Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Germany
Germany: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes was 694,732 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Germany, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Germany recorded 694,732 for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Germany peaked at 828,667 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 694,732, in 2024.
Germany ranks 7th of 134 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 828,667 | — |
| 2014 | 769,170 | -7.2% |
| 2015 | 764,460 | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 736,771 | -3.6% |
| 2017 | 765,796 | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 770,635 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 742,094 | -3.7% |
| 2020 | 743,520 | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 721,974 | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 708,256 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 707,979 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 694,732 | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 768,228 | 736,771 | 828,667 | 7 |
| 2020s | 715,292 | 694,732 | 743,520 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 4 China 967,742 compare
- 5 United States 901,487 compare
- 6 Philippines 814,185 compare
- 8 Kenya 550,488 compare
- 9 Viet Nam 550,374 compare
- 10 Bangladesh 420,816 compare
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 247,884 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Germany?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes in Germany was 694,732 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 828,667 in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 694,732 in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 134 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. 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 Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release