School enrollment, primary, private in Germany
Germany: School enrollment, primary, private was 5.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, primary, private in Germany, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of total primary.
Analysis
Germany recorded 5.1% for school enrollment, primary, private in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, private in Germany peaked at 5.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 1993.
Germany ranks 146th of 202 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
School enrollment, primary, private in Germany, year by year
| Year | % of total primary | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 1.8% | — |
| 1994 | 1.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 1.8% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.9% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 1.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | +9.8% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 2.4% | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 2.6% | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | +5.9% |
| 2004 | 2.9% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 3.1% | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.6% | +8.2% |
| 2009 | 3.9% | +7.2% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 4.3% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 4.5% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 4.6% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.8% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.0% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 5.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 5.2% | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 5.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.2% | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 5.1% | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.9% | 1.8% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.2% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 4.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.2% | 5.1% | 5.3% | 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 school enrollment, primary, private in Germany?
- School enrollment, primary, private in Germany was 5.1% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, private recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 1993.
- How does Germany rank for school enrollment, primary, private?
- Germany ranks 146th out of 202 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, primary, private rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.