Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region in Germany
Germany: Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region was 17.81 million Number in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
17.81 million Number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
1st
of 30 countries
All-time high
17.81 million Number
in 2024
All-time low
17.33 million Number
in 2020
Years of data
5
2020–2024
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region in Germany, 2020–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Number.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region in Germany stood at 17.81 million Number. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.7% over five years.
That places Germany 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region in Germany, year by year
| Year | Number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 17.33 million Number | — |
| 2021 | 17.41 million Number | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 17.36 million Number | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.76 million Number | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 17.81 million Number | +0.3% |
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More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region in Germany?
- Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region in Germany was 17.81 million Number in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 17.81 million Number in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.33 million Number in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and nuts 2 region?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 30 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils and students enrolled by education level, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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