Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 38.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany is 38.8%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 59.4% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 36.0%, in 2022.
That places Germany 33rd out of 168 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling 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 | 59.4% | — |
| 1999 | 59.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 57.2% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 57.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 57.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 55.9% | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 53.2% | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 51.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.5% | -13.0% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 40.0% | -7.2% |
| 2012 | 39.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 38.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 37.7% | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 36.8% | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 36.0% | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 38.8% | +4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 59.4% | 59.4% | 59.4% | 2 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 44.5% | 57.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 36.6% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 36.0% | 38.8% | 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 38.8% 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 59.4% in 1998.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.0% in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 33rd out of 168 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 1.8%. 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 upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release