Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Germany
Germany: Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development was 1.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.0%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
21st
of 62 countries
All-time high
1.0%
in 2013
All-time low
0.9%
in 2021
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Germany, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Germany stood at 1.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Germany peaked at 1.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.9%, in 2021.
Germany ranks 21st of 62 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.0% | — |
| 2014 | 1.0% | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 0.9% | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 0.9% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 0.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 247,884 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Germany?
- Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development in Germany was 1.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9% in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development?
- Germany ranks 21st out of 62 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Percentage of enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in private institutions, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release