Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 3.9% 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 3.9%.
That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 57.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 4.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2008.
Germany ranks 31st of 88 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 | 1.4% | — |
| 2005 | 1.5% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | -11.7% |
| 2009 | 2.4% | +95.3% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 2.8% | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 2.5% | -10.4% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | -2.3% |
| 2014 | 2.5% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 3.7% | +43.3% |
| 2017 | 4.7% | +24.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 4.1% | -10.7% |
| 2020 | 3.8% | -7.8% |
| 2021 | 3.5% | -7.3% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | +9.5% |
| 2024 | 3.9% | +8.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.2% | 2.4% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 2.4% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 3.3% | 3.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 3.9% 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 4.7% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 31st out of 88 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 57.0%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release