Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Germany
Germany: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both was 10.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Germany stood at 10.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Germany peaked at 10.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.4%, in 2003.
Germany ranks 134th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.7% | — |
| 2001 | 5.6% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 5.5% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.4% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 5.5% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 5.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 5.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 6.3% | +8.6% |
| 2012 | 6.9% | +9.5% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +11.6% |
| 2014 | 8.7% | +13.0% |
| 2015 | 9.7% | +11.5% |
| 2016 | 10.2% | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.7% | 5.8% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.6% | 10.8% | 6 |
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 youth of upper secondary school age, both in Germany?
- Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both in Germany was 10.8% in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 10.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.4% in 2003.
- How does Germany rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both?
- Germany ranks 134th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. 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 Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, both sexes (modelled data) (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release