Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany
Germany: Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 57.0% 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 57.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 69.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2017.
That places Germany 28th 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 | 69.0% | — |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 68.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 67.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 64.9% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 63.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 60.5% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 58.6% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 55.8% | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 54.6% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 54.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 53.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 54.3% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 56.2% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 55.6% | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 57.0% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.1% | 69.0% | 69.2% | 2 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 60.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.1% | 53.1% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 55.2% | 57.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (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 57.0% 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 69.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2017.
- How does Germany rank for share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
- Germany ranks 28th 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 4.0%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release