Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Germany
Germany: Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational was 43.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Germany, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Germany is 43.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Germany peaked at 43.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 2013.
That places Germany 20th out of 67 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Net enrolment rate, early childhood … both sexes educational in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 33.5% | — |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 37.2% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 37.2% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 38.5% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 38.6% | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 39.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 41.9% | +5.7% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | +2.7% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 43.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
- Germany's 43.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 36.7%, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.8% | 33.5% | 38.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.5% | 38.6% | 43.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Germany?
- Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Germany was 43.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 43.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Germany ranks 20th out of 67 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release