Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 1.01 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1.01 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
4th
of 103 countries
All-time high
1.06 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
1.01 GPIA
in 2024
Years of data
12
2013–2024
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 1.01 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany peaked at 1.06 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.01 GPIA, in 2024.
Germany ranks 4th of 103 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1.06 GPIA | — |
| 2014 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 1.05 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 1.04 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 1.03 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.02 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.01 GPIA | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.05 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 1.06 GPIA | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.02 GPIA | 1.01 GPIA | 1.03 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Sweden 1.11 GPIA compare
- 2 Panama 1.08 GPIA
- 3 France 1.03 GPIA compare
- 5 Andorra 1 GPIA compare
- 5 United Arab Emirates 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Australia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Austria 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Burkina Faso 1 GPIA
- 5 Bangladesh 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bulgaria 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bahrain 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Belarus 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Bhutan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Comoros 1 GPIA
- 5 Cape Verde 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cuba 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cyprus 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Djibouti 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Egypt 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Eritrea 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Spain 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Estonia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Ethiopia 1 GPIA
- 5 Finland 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Fiji 1 GPIA
- 5 Georgia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Gibraltar 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Greece 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Grenada 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Guyana 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Hungary 1 GPIA compare
- 5 India 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Ireland 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1 GPIA
- 5 Italy 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Kyrgyzstan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Cambodia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Kuwait 1 GPIA
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Sri Lanka 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Lesotho 1 GPIA
- 5 Lithuania 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Luxembourg 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Latvia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Morocco 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Monaco 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Madagascar 1 GPIA compare
- 5 North Macedonia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Mali 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Mongolia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Namibia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Niger 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Netherlands 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Norway 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Pakistan 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Philippines 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Poland 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Puerto Rico 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Portugal 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Palestine, State of 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Romania 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Russian Federation 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Rwanda 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Saudi Arabia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Serbia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Slovakia 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Seychelles 1 GPIA compare
- 5 Ukraine 1 GPIA compare
- 5 United States of America 1 GPIA compare
- 5 South Africa 1 GPIA 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 1.01 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 1.06 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.01 GPIA in 2024.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
- Germany ranks 4th out of 103 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 down 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release