Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Germany
Germany: Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages was 10.27 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
10.27 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
1st
of 29 countries
All-time high
10.27 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.89 million
in 2021
Years of data
12
2013–2024
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Germany, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Germany stood at 10.27 million. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Germany peaked at 10.27 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.89 million, in 2021.
Germany ranks 1st of 29 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 10.18 million | — |
| 2014 | 10.06 million | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 9.97 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 9.98 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 9.94 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.92 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 9.89 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 9.89 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 9.91 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 10.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 10.27 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.01 million | 9.92 million | 10.18 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 10.02 million | 9.89 million | 10.27 million | 5 |
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More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 247,884 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Germany?
- Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages in Germany was 10.27 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 10.27 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.89 million in 2021.
- How does Germany rank for pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 29 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Pupils by education level, age and number of modern foreign languages studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by number of languages studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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