Start month of the academic school year in Germany
Germany: Start month of the academic school year was 10 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
10
Change on year
up 11.1%
World rank
1st
of 215 countries
All-time high
10
in 1998
All-time low
8
in 1997
Years of data
29
1997–2025
Start month of the academic school year in Germany, 1997–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Germany recorded 10 for start month of the academic school year in 2025. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 11.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, start month of the academic school year in Germany peaked at 10 in 1998 and was at its lowest, 8, in 1997.
Germany ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Start month of the academic school year in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8 | — |
| 1998 | 10 | +25.0% |
| 1999 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9 | -10.0% |
| 2013 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10 | +11.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.33 | 8 | 10 | 3 |
| 2000s | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.17 | 9 | 10 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 1 Anguilla 9 compare
- 1 Benin 10 compare
- 1 Burkina Faso 10 compare
- 1 Bosnia and Herzegovina 10 compare
- 1 Central African Republic 10 compare
- 1 Côte d'Ivoire 10 compare
- 1 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 10 compare
- 1 Congo 10 compare
- 1 Comoros 10 compare
- 1 Gabon 10 compare
- 1 Guinea 10 compare
- 1 Guinea-Bissau 10 compare
- 1 Haiti 10 compare
- 1 Cambodia 10 compare
- 1 Lebanon 10 compare
- 1 Madagascar 10 compare
- 1 Mali 10 compare
- 1 Montserrat 9 compare
- 1 Niger 10 compare
- 1 Senegal 10 compare
- 1 Saint Helena 9 compare
- 1 Somalia 10 compare
- 1 Sao Tome and Principe 10 compare
- 1 Chad 10 compare
- 1 Timor-Leste 10 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 1 compare
- 4 Niue 1 compare
- 4 Tokelau 1 compare
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 start month of the academic school year in Germany?
- Start month of the academic school year in Germany was 10 in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest start month of the academic school year recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 10 in 1998.
- What is the lowest start month of the academic school year recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 8 in 1997.
- How does Germany rank for start month of the academic school year?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is start month of the academic school year rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 Start month of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non-tertiary education). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release