Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 1.02 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.02 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
23rd
of 192 countries
All-time high
1.03 GPIA
in 2017
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.02 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 1.03 GPIA in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 1998.
That places Germany 23rd out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 1.03 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.01 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.02 GPIA | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.01 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.01 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.02 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 20 Antigua and Barbuda 1.02 GPIA compare
- 21 Morocco 1.02 GPIA compare
- 22 Burkina Faso 1.02 GPIA compare
- 24 Jordan 1.01 GPIA compare
- 25 Monaco 1.01 GPIA compare
- 26 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.01 GPIA compare
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 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 1.02 GPIA 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 1.03 GPIA in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1998.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 23rd out of 192 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 up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release