Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Germany
Germany: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 316,041 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Germany, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Germany stood at 316,041. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Germany peaked at 355,018 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 316,041, in 2024.
That places Germany 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 355,018 | — |
| 2014 | 329,184 | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 325,810 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 316,112 | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 333,290 | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 343,669 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 329,405 | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 331,862 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 331,300 | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 325,805 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 320,871 | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 316,041 | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 333,213 | 316,112 | 355,018 | 7 |
| 2020s | 325,176 | 316,041 | 331,862 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Germany?
- Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Germany was 316,041 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 355,018 in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 316,041 in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 130 countries with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release