Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 78 countries
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
1 GPIA
in 2016
Years of data
9
2016–2024
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Germany, 2016–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1 GPIA for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in 2024. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 1 GPIA, in 2016.
That places Germany 8th out of 78 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Germany, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | — |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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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 short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Germany?
- Share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in in Germany was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 8th out of 78 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in short-cycle tertiary education enrolled in rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. 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 short-cycle 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