Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Germany
Germany: Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied was 1.73 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Germany, 2012β2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.73 million for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Germany peaked at 2.03 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.68 million, in 2023.
That places Germany 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.92 million | 1.85 million | 2.03 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.78 million | 1.68 million | 1.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- 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 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Germany?
- Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied in Germany was 1.73 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.03 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 million in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 31 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. 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 Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied - absolute numbers and % of pupils by language studied. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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