Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in upper … upper both sexes vocational was 48.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
48.8%
Change on year
up 3.5%
World rank
29th
of 168 countries
All-time high
64.6%
in 1999
All-time low
45.6%
in 2017
Years of data
27
1998–2024
Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany stood at 48.8%.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 64.6% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2017.
Germany ranks 29th of 168 countries on this measure, 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 … upper both sexes vocational in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 64.6% | — |
| 1999 | 64.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 63.2% | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 63.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 62.2% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 61.2% | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 60.3% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 59.4% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 57.4% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 57.5% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 48.6% | -5.7% |
| 2012 | 48.3% | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 47.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 48.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 48.8% | +3.5% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 48.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 33.7%, 1.4× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Germany's 48.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 40.1%, 1.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 64.6% | 64.6% | 64.6% | 2 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 53.2% | 63.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.7% | 45.6% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.7% | 46.6% | 48.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (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 48.8% 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 64.6% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 29th 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 up 2.2%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release