Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 95.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany is 95.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 100.0% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 94.0%, in 2017.
That places Germany 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 100.0% | — |
| 1999 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.3% | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 96.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.0% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 94.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 95.0% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 95.8% | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.3% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 97.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 94.0% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.7% | 95.3% | 96.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.123 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 247,884 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany?
- Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany was 95.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.0% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 171st out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. 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 Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in general programmes, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release