Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany
Germany: Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational was 23.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany, 1992–2017
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany is 23.1%, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and down 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany peaked at 32.6% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2013.
That places Germany 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 32.6% | — |
| 1993 | 31.3% | -4.1% |
| 1994 | 30.6% | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 30.0% | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 23.0% | -22.8% |
| 1999 | 23.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 23.1% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 22.7% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 23.8% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 24.7% | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 24.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.0% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 22.8% | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 22.0% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 21.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 22.7% | +3.5% |
| 2017 | 23.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.8% | 23.0% | 32.6% | 8 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 22.7% | 24.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 21.6% | 23.7% | 8 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- 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)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany?
- Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational in Germany was 23.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
- What is the highest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 1992.
- What is the lowest share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational?
- Germany ranks 40th out of 200 countries with data for 2017.
- Is share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.5%. 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 (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the secondary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.