Financial aid to students in Germany
Germany: Financial aid to students was 11.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
11.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 32 countries
All-time high
11.3%
in 2010
All-time low
5.6%
in 1999
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Financial aid to students in Germany, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial aid to students in Germany is 11.3%, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 71.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial aid to students in Germany peaked at 11.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.6%, in 1999.
That places Germany 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.3% | 6.1% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.3% | 11.3% | 11.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Duration of pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs. average years of schooling 1.45 live births per woman (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is financial aid to students in Germany?
- Financial aid to students in Germany was 11.3% in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest financial aid to students recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 11.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest financial aid to students recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.6% in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for financial aid to students?
- Germany ranks 7th out of 32 countries with data for 2011.
- Is financial aid to students rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 71.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Financial aid to students (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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