Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Germany
Germany: Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) was 97.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, female in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
Germany recorded 97.3% for primary completion rate, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, female in Germany peaked at 107.0% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 97.3%, in 2024.
Germany ranks 69th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group) in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 107.0% | — |
| 2002 | 103.4% | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 102.1% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 102.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 101.0% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 99.7% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 102.2% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 102.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 104.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 101.1% | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 103.6% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 102.1% | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 101.8% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 101.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 100.1% | -1.7% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | -2.4% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 101.0% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | -3.0% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.8% | 99.7% | 107.0% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.6% | 97.6% | 103.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 97.3% | 101.0% | 5 |
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 primary completion rate, female in Germany?
- Primary completion rate, female in Germany was 97.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 107.0% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for primary completion rate, female?
- Germany ranks 69th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary completion rate, female (% of relevant age group). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary completion rate, or gross intake ratio to the last grade of primary education, is the number of new entrants (enrollments minus repeaters) in the last grade of primary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of primary education. Data limitations preclude adjusting for students who drop out during the final year of primary education.