Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Germany
Germany: Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development was 43.0% in 2024. β² Rising
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Germany, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development in Germany stood at 43.0%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% 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, 33.6%, in 2013.
That places Germany 19th out of 65 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.9% | 33.6% | 38.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 40.4% | 38.6% | 43.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (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 33.6% in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development?
- Germany ranks 19th out of 65 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 17.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release