Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Germany
Germany: Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education was 70.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Germany, 2000–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Germany is 70.5%, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Germany peaked at 82.8% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 70.5%, in 2022.
That places Germany 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.8% | — |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +6.3% |
| 2006 | 80.1% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 81.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 82.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.9% | -4.7% |
| 2022 | 70.5% | -10.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.4% | 73.8% | 81.4% | 4 |
| 2010s | 81.3% | 78.9% | 82.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 70.5% | 70.5% | 1 |
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 students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Germany?
- Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education in Germany was 70.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.5% in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education?
- Germany ranks 29th out of 63 countries with data for 2022.
- Is share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of children and young people achieving a minimum proficiency level in reading and mathematics (%).