Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Germany
Germany: Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme was 2.23 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Germany, 2013–2024
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2024, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Germany stood at 2.23 million. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.9% on the previous year and down 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Germany peaked at 2.58 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 2.23 million, in 2024.
Germany ranks 4th of 38 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 2.58 million | — |
| 2014 | 2.58 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 2.57 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.56 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 2.49 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 2.42 million | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 2.43 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 2.40 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 2.38 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 2.36 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 2.30 million | -2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.23 million | -2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.52 million | 2.42 million | 2.58 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.33 million | 2.23 million | 2.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Germany?
- Pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme in Germany was 2.23 million in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.58 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.23 million in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 38 countries with data for 2024.
- Is pupils enrolled in upper secondary education by programme rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.4%. 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 enrolled in upper secondary education by programme orientation, sex and NUTS 2 region. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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