Funding of education in Germany
Germany: Funding of education was 14.5 in 2011. ▲ Rising
Latest (2011)
14.5
Change on year
up 3.6%
World rank
30th
of 31 countries
All-time high
14.5
in 2011
All-time low
8.9
in 1999
Years of data
13
1999–2011
Funding of education in Germany, 1999–2011
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for funding of education in Germany is 14.5, measured in 2011. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, funding of education in Germany peaked at 14.5 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.9, in 1999.
That places Germany 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Funding of education in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.9 | — |
| 2000 | 9.3 | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 9.7 | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 11.5 | +18.6% |
| 2003 | 12 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 11.4 | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 11.2 | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 11.7 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 12.3 | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 12.2 | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 13.2 | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 14 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 14.5 | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 1 |
| 2000s | 11.45 | 9.3 | 13.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.25 | 14 | 14.5 | 2 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is funding of education in Germany?
- Funding of education in Germany was 14.5 in 2011, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest funding of education recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5 in 2011.
- What is the lowest funding of education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9 in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for funding of education?
- Germany ranks 30th out of 31 countries with data for 2011.
- Is funding of education rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. 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 Funding of education (1995-2011). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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