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 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany is 78.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 102.6% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or in Germany peaked at 82.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 38.6%, in 2023.
That places Germany 17th out of 66 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 50.5% | — |
| 2004 | 57.4% | +13.7% |
| 2006 | 64.8% | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 68.5% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 70.7% | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 73.8% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 75.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 78.3% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | -11.9% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 82.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 62.6% | -23.9% |
| 2022 | 61.4% | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 38.6% | -37.1% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +102.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.3% | 50.5% | 73.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 72.6% | 82.4% | 9 |
| 2020s | 64.6% | 38.6% | 82.3% | 5 |
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 78.2% 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 82.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.6% in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for proportion of youth and adults that got information about goods or?
- Germany ranks 17th out of 66 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 4.6%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release