Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Germany
Germany: Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) was 11.8% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Over-age students, primary in Germany, 2001–2017
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of enrollment.
Analysis
In 2017, over-age students, primary in Germany stood at 11.8%. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, over-age students, primary in Germany peaked at 18.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2017.
That places Germany 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 17 years of available data.
Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of enrollment | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 18.4% | — |
| 2002 | 17.4% | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 16.7% | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -3.6% |
| 2005 | 15.5% | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 15.2% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.0% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 12.7% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 12.5% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.2% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.0% | 14.8% | 18.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 11.8% | 13.6% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is over-age students, primary in Germany?
- Over-age students, primary in Germany was 11.8% in 2017, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest over-age students, primary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 18.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest over-age students, primary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for over-age students, primary?
- Germany ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2017.
- Is over-age students, primary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Over-age students, primary (% of enrollment). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Over-age students are the percentage of those enrolled who are older than the official school-age range for primary education.