Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 0.6573 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 0.6573 GPIA for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 0.823 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5241 GPIA, in 2017.
That places Germany 41st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.6612 GPIA | — |
| 2005 | 0.6639 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.6659 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6782 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.6722 GPIA | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 0.765 GPIA | +13.8% |
| 2010 | 0.8025 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 0.8039 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 0.823 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7815 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7702 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.7243 GPIA | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6318 GPIA | -12.8% |
| 2017 | 0.5241 GPIA | -17.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5437 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.6262 GPIA | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 0.6698 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.6889 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6976 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.7004 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 0.6573 GPIA | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6844 GPIA | 0.6612 GPIA | 0.765 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.7031 GPIA | 0.5241 GPIA | 0.823 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6828 GPIA | 0.6573 GPIA | 0.7004 GPIA | 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 0.6573 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 0.823 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5241 GPIA in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 41st out of 79 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 14.7%. 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 vocational 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