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 79.0% 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
In 2024, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany stood at 79.0%.
The figure is up 26.0% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany peaked at 89.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 44.7%, in 2002.
Germany ranks 32nd of 64 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 | 44.7% | — |
| 2003 | 67.4% | +50.8% |
| 2004 | 73.4% | +8.9% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 78.5% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 82.3% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 77.7% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +7.3% |
| 2013 | 86.6% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 86.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 89.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 87.6% | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.9% | -27.1% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | -1.9% |
| 2024 | 79.0% | +26.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.2% | 44.7% | 79.6% | 7 |
| 2010s | 85.3% | 77.7% | 89.0% | 9 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 62.7% | 87.6% | 4 |
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 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 79.0% 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 89.0% 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 44.7% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Germany ranks 32nd out of 64 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 9.6%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release