Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Germany
Germany: Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) was 15.4 in 2012. βΌ Falling
Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) in Germany, 1998β2012
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2012, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Germany stood at 15.4. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Germany peaked at 17.2 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 15.4, in 2012.
That places Germany 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2012, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2 | 17.2 | 17.2 | 2 |
| 2000s | 16.55 | 16 | 17.2 | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.73 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 3 |
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More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Germany?
- Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) in Germany was 15.4 in 2012, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 17.2 in 1998.
- What is the lowest pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4 in 2012.
- How does Germany rank for pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3)?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 32 countries with data for 2012.
- Is pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (isced 1-3) rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupil/ student - teacher ratio and average class size (ISCED 1-3) (1998-2012). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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