Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 3.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany stood at 3.1%.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 3.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2008.
Germany ranks 29th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.1% | — |
| 2005 | 1.2% | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1.2% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1% | -3.4% |
| 2008 | 1.0% | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +110.9% |
| 2010 | 2.6% | +22.7% |
| 2011 | 2.5% | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 2.1% | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 2.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 2.2% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.9% | +31.7% |
| 2017 | 3.2% | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 3.1% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 3.0% | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 2.8% | -5.7% |
| 2022 | 2.7% | -4.2% |
| 2023 | 3.0% | +9.8% |
| 2024 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.0% | 2.1% | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.6% | 2.1% | 3.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 2.7% | 3.1% | 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 3.1% 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 3.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 29th out of 83 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 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release