Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Germany
Germany: Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed was 6.5% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Germany, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 6.5% for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 36.7% on the previous year and down 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Germany peaked at 21.6% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2024.
That places Germany 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18.2% | — |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 21.6% | +16.0% |
| 2013 | 15.6% | -27.9% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +27.7% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | -46.8% |
| 2016 | 10.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | +11.0% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +7.7% |
| 2019 | 12.4% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 13.4% | +8.3% |
| 2021 | 12.9% | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 9.6% | -25.6% |
| 2023 | 10.2% | +6.6% |
| 2024 | 6.5% | -36.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.0% | 10.0% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.5% | 6.5% | 13.4% | 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 percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Germany?
- Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed in Germany was 6.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2012.
- What is the lowest percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed?
- Germany ranks 31st out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 67.6%. 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 Percentage of total aid to education allocated to least developed countries (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release