Primary completion rate, male in Germany
Germany: Primary completion rate, male was 96.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary completion rate, male in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of relevant age group.
Analysis
The most recent figure for primary completion rate, male in Germany is 96.4%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary completion rate, male in Germany peaked at 107.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 96.4%, in 2024.
That places Germany 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Primary completion rate, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of relevant age group | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 107.2% | — |
| 2002 | 103.7% | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 101.9% | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 103.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 101.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 99.0% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 101.4% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 102.4% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 103.5% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 101.6% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 103.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 101.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 102.2% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 102.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | -2.9% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | -1.8% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 98.3% | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 100.9% | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | -3.4% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 96.4% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 102.6% | 99.0% | 107.2% | 9 |
| 2010s | 100.5% | 97.5% | 103.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 96.4% | 100.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary completion rate, male in Germany?
- Primary completion rate, male in Germany was 96.4% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary completion rate, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 107.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest primary completion rate, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.4% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for primary completion rate, male?
- Germany ranks 77th out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary completion rate, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. 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, male (% 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.