Pupils enrolled in vocational … secondary, post-secondary, tertiary in Germany
Germany: Pupils enrolled in vocational … secondary, post-secondary, tertiary was 1.77 million in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
1.77 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
2nd
of 36 countries
All-time high
1.97 million
in 2013
All-time low
1.76 million
in 2024
Years of data
13
2013–2025
Pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary in Germany, 2013–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
The most recent figure for pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary in Germany is 1.77 million, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary in Germany peaked at 1.97 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.76 million, in 2024.
That places Germany 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Pupils enrolled in vocational … secondary, post-secondary, tertiary in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.97 million | — |
| 2014 | 1.93 million | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 1.85 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.87 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.81 million | -3.5% |
| 2022 | 1.77 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.76 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.76 million | -0.3% |
| 2025 | 1.77 million | +0.8% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 1.77 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 217,934, 8.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Germany's 1.77 million is above the median for high income countries, which is 228,218, 7.8× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.89 million | 1.84 million | 1.97 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.79 million | 1.76 million | 1.87 million | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.48 (2022)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 99.73 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary in Germany?
- Pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary in Germany was 1.77 million in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.97 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.76 million in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary?
- Germany ranks 2nd out of 36 countries with data for 2025.
- Is pupils enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.6%. 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 enrolled in vocational upper-secondary and post-secondary non-tertiary education by education level, sex and field of education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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