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 77.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 77.6% for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in 2024.
That represents a change of up 28.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany peaked at 86.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 49.2%, in 2004.
That places Germany 19th out of 64 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 49.2% | — |
| 2006 | 57.2% | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 61.0% | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 64.2% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 70.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 79.7% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 81.7% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 85.1% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | -30.1% |
| 2022 | 60.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 77.6% | +28.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.9% | 49.2% | 67.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.6% | 68.9% | 85.1% | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 60.5% | 86.6% | 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 77.6% 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 86.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.2% in 2004.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Germany ranks 19th 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 0.8%. 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, 25-74 years old, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release