Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Germany
Germany: Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita was 0.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Germany is 0.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 31.3% on the previous year and down 77.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Germany peaked at 2.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2023.
Germany ranks 184th of 203 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita in Germany, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.5% | — |
| 2002 | 2.3% | +364.0% |
| 2003 | 2.1% | -6.5% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | -6.9% |
| 2005 | 1.7% | -13.1% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +11.6% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -15.9% |
| 2008 | 1.5% | -6.2% |
| 2009 | 1.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 1.1% | -32.3% |
| 2011 | 0.6% | -44.9% |
| 2012 | 0.9% | +49.5% |
| 2013 | 0.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +103.6% |
| 2017 | 1.1% | -38.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -19.3% |
| 2019 | 1.0% | +9.8% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | +24.1% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | +23.3% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +30.9% |
| 2023 | 0.2% | -89.1% |
| 2024 | 0.3% | +31.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 0.5% | 2.3% | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.0% | 0.2% | 1.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 181 Republic of Moldova 0.5% compare
- 182 Cyprus 0.4% compare
- 183 Mexico 0.4% compare
- 185 Luxembourg 0.3% compare
- 186 Montenegro 0.2% compare
- 187 Singapore 0.2% compare
More education data for Germany
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5802 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.123 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.27 million (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Germany?
- Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita in Germany was 0.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita?
- Germany ranks 184th out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 77.8%. 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 (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of primary-school-age children who are out of school vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children of primary school age (typically 6–11 years) not enrolled in any level of education, expressed as a percentage of all children in that age group.