Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 0.6286 GPIA in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
0.6286 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
133rd
of 198 countries
All-time high
0.8523 GPIA
in 1992
All-time low
0.6101 GPIA
in 2022
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany stood at 0.6286 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany peaked at 0.8523 GPIA in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0.6101 GPIA, in 2022.
Germany ranks 133rd of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.8523 GPIA | — |
| 1993 | 0.8456 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 0.8478 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8419 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8429 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.8506 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 0.8091 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 1999 | 0.8134 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 0.8031 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 0.8041 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.8049 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.7938 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.7857 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7972 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.784 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7805 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.7763 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.6899 GPIA | -11.1% |
| 2010 | 0.6998 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6852 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.6778 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6828 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6872 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.6765 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 0.6659 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 0.6374 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.6259 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.6255 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6247 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6199 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6101 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6223 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.6286 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.838 GPIA | 0.8091 GPIA | 0.8523 GPIA | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.7819 GPIA | 0.6899 GPIA | 0.8049 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6664 GPIA | 0.6255 GPIA | 0.6998 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6211 GPIA | 0.6101 GPIA | 0.6286 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.123 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 247,884 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 35,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany?
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany was 0.6286 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8523 GPIA in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6101 GPIA in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Germany ranks 133rd out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 vocational programmes, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release