Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Germany
Germany: Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Germany stood at 0.3%.
The figure is up 31.3% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Germany peaked at 2.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Germany ranks 184th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +364.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -44.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +103.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -89.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +31.3% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 0.3% is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.8%, 15% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Germany's 0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.4%, 19% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +364.0% | 0.5% | 2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 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 out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Germany?
- Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes in Germany was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes?
- Germany ranks 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. 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 Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release