Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany
Germany: Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or was 81.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany, 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 81.7% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2024.
That represents a change of up 23.0% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany peaked at 90.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2002.
Germany ranks 26th of 61 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 39.8% | — |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +67.1% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 77.3% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 81.9% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 82.7% | +10.0% |
| 2013 | 87.2% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 88.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 87.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 88.8% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 90.3% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 89.4% | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 61.9% | -30.8% |
| 2022 | 66.4% | +7.3% |
| 2024 | 81.7% | +23.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.2% | 39.8% | 78.0% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 75.2% | 90.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 74.9% | 61.9% | 89.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 23 Serbia 83.0% compare
- 24 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 82.7% compare
- 25 Bosnia and Herzegovina 82.6% compare
- 27 Latvia 81.5% compare
- 28 Switzerland 81.1% compare
- 28 Netherlands 81.1% compare
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 proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany?
- Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany was 81.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Germany ranks 26th out of 61 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or services, 15-24 years old, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release