Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 4.7% 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
Germany recorded 4.7% for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
The figure is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 67.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 6.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2008.
Germany ranks 26th 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 | 1.7% | — |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 1.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | -5.1% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -11.4% |
| 2009 | 2.7% | +85.3% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | +17.0% |
| 2011 | 3.1% | -4.3% |
| 2012 | 2.7% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 2.7% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 4.5% | +50.9% |
| 2017 | 6.0% | +32.6% |
| 2018 | 5.8% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 5.0% | -14.8% |
| 2020 | 4.5% | -10.1% |
| 2021 | 4.1% | -8.3% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | -5.4% |
| 2023 | 4.2% | +9.3% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | +10.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.9% | 1.5% | 2.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.7% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.9% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.83 % 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 4.7% 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 6.0% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2008.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 26th 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 67.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release