Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 0.7318 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany stood at 0.7318 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany peaked at 0.7318 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.5811 GPIA, in 2013.
Germany ranks 52nd of 55 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.5811 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 0.5876 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.5816 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 0.5811 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.5837 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.608 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.632 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0.6409 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 0.6883 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 0.7133 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 0.7096 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.7318 GPIA | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.5936 GPIA | 0.5811 GPIA | 0.632 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 0.6968 GPIA | 0.6409 GPIA | 0.7318 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6093 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6418 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany was 0.7318 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7318 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5811 GPIA in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 52nd out of 55 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. 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 post-secondary non-tertiary 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