School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Germany
Germany: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 2.47 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Germany is 2.47 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Germany peaked at 2.96 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 2.43 million, in 2023.
That places Germany 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.83 million | — |
| 2002 | 2.90 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 2.88 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.85 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 2.82 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 2.85 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 2.89 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.95 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 2.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 2.78 million | -6.0% |
| 2012 | 2.69 million | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 2.58 million | -4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.54 million | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 2.53 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.62 million | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 2.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.70 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 2.69 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.64 million | -1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.56 million | -2.9% |
| 2022 | 2.51 million | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 2.43 million | -3.2% |
| 2024 | 2.47 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.88 million | 2.82 million | 2.96 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.68 million | 2.53 million | 2.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.52 million | 2.43 million | 2.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,023 tertiary education (2024)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Germany?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in Germany was 2.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.96 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 million in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- Germany ranks 15th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release