Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany
Germany: Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary was 0.5% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany, 2008–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2022, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany stood at 0.5%. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 15.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany peaked at 0.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 2022.
That places Germany 14th out of 65 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.6% | — |
| 2010 | 0.6% | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.6% | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.6% | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -3.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5% | -2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 0.6% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 0.5% | -12.6% |
| 2022 | 0.5% | -4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.6% | 0.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.6% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 11 Norway 0.5% compare
- 12 Luxembourg 0.5% compare
- 13 Costa Rica 0.5% compare
- 15 Hungary 0.5% compare
- 16 Denmark 0.5% compare
- 17 Switzerland 0.5% compare
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0194 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0202 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany?
- Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary in Germany was 0.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary?
- Germany ranks 14th out of 65 countries with data for 2022.
- Is government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.6%. 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 Government expenditure on secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary vocational education as a percentage of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release