Secondary education, teachers in Germany
Germany: Secondary education, teachers was 63.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Secondary education, teachers in Germany, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
In 2024, secondary education, teachers in Germany stood at 63.9%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, secondary education, teachers in Germany peaked at 63.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.2%, in 1994.
That places Germany 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Secondary education, teachers in Germany, year by year
| Year | % female | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 45.6% | — |
| 1994 | 45.2% | -0.7% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 49.0% | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 49.4% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 51.1% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 54.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 55.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 56.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 56.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 57.6% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 59.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 60.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 62.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 63.7% | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 63.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.9% | 45.2% | 51.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 55.7% | 53.0% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.7% | 59.0% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.7% | 63.6% | 63.9% | 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 secondary education, teachers in Germany?
- Secondary education, teachers in Germany was 63.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest secondary education, teachers recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 63.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest secondary education, teachers recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.2% in 1994.
- How does Germany rank for secondary education, teachers?
- Germany ranks 77th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is secondary education, teachers rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. 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 Secondary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total secondary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.