Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 43.0% 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 43.0% for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 46.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1999.
That places Germany 162nd out of 188 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 31.0% | — |
| 1999 | 30.8% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 31.4% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 32.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 34.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 37.0% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 36.9% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 39.5% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 41.4% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 45.4% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 46.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 43.8% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 42.9% | -2.0% |
| 2021 | 44.4% | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 44.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 43.0% | -3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.9% | 30.8% | 31.0% | 2 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 31.2% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.9% | 41.4% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 42.9% | 44.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -2.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
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 43.0% 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 46.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1999.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 162nd out of 188 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 4.8%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release