Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 95.2% 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 95.2% 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany peaked at 95.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 87.5%, in 2013.
Germany ranks 77th of 106 countries on this measure, 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 | 87.5% | — |
| 2014 | 87.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 88.8% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 91.4% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 89.4% | 87.5% | 92.0% | 7 |
| 2020s | 94.1% | 93.1% | 95.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 74 New Zealand 97.2% compare
- 75 Belgium 95.6% compare
- 76 Tanzania, United Republic of 95.2% compare
- 78 Syrian Arab Republic 91.4% compare
- 79 Botswana 87.7% compare
- 80 Switzerland 81.7% compare
More education data for Germany
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- 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)
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 95.2% 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 95.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.5% in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 77th out of 106 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 8.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 12 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release