Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 95.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 95.9% for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in 2024. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany peaked at 95.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 2013.
That places Germany 80th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 90.5% | — |
| 2014 | 90.6% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 93.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 94.5% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 95.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 91.8% | 90.5% | 93.7% | 7 |
| 2020s | 95.1% | 94.5% | 95.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 79 Iceland 98.1% compare
- 81 Tanzania, United Republic of 94.3% compare
- 82 New Zealand 93.5% compare
- 83 Belgium 93.0% compare
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 post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany?
- Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany was 95.9% 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 95.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 80th out of 112 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 5.8%. 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 vocational programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release