Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general was 77.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany is 77.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general in Germany peaked at 78.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1992.
Germany ranks 170th of 217 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 67.4% | — |
| 1993 | 68.7% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 70.0% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 70.2% | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +9.7% |
| 1999 | 76.8% | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 76.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 77.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 77.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 76.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 76.4% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 76.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 77.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 77.8% | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.2% | 67.4% | 77.0% | 8 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 75.3% | 77.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 76.3% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.4% | 76.4% | 78.0% | 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 77.8% 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 78.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general?
- Germany ranks 170th 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 down 0.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release