Financial aid to students in Germany
Germany: Financial aid to students was 11.3% in 2011. ▲ Rising
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 8th out of 41 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.
Financial aid to students in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.6% | — |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 7.5% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11.0% | +39.2% |
| 2008 | 10.3% | -6.4% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 11.3% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 11.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 5.8%, 2.0× the median. (30 countries reporting)
- Germany's 11.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 5.8%, 1.9× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Financial aid to students in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +39.2% | 7.9% | 11.0% |
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
- 5 Malta 13.0% compare
- 6 Netherlands 12.0% compare
- 6 Netherlands 12.0% compare
- 9 Sweden 10.8% compare
- 10 United Kingdom 9.4% compare
- 10 United Kingdom 9.4% 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 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 8th out of 41 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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