Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 51.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Germany recorded 51.2% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 54.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.4%, in 1999.
Germany ranks 163rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 35.4% | — |
| 1999 | 35.4% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 36.8% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 40.6% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.8% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 48.5% | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 51.4% | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 51.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 52.5% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 52.2% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 53.7% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 51.2% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 51.2% | -3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 35.4% | 35.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 36.7% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.3% | 48.5% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.3% | 51.2% | 53.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany?
- Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany was 51.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.4% in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 163rd out of 190 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in general programmes, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release