Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.0%
Change on year
down 0.3%
World rank
153rd
of 217 countries
All-time high
86.4%
in 2022
All-time low
72.2%
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany stood at 86.0%.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany peaked at 86.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1992.
Germany ranks 153rd of 217 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 72.2% | — |
| 1993 | 73.5% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 74.6% | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.4% | +9.0% |
| 1999 | 81.1% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 81.5% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 81.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 81.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 80.9% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 80.6% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 80.8% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 83.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 83.4% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 84.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 84.9% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 84.9% | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.9% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 75.8% | 72.2% | 81.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 81.5% | 80.6% | 83.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.9% | 83.4% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.3% | 86.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0194 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), per capita 0.0202 units per person (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 86.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Germany ranks 153rd out of 217 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. 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 secondary education enrolled in general programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release