Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Germany
Germany: Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 was 1,755 Hours per year in 2023. β² Rising
Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Germany, 2000β2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Hours per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Germany is 1,755 Hours per year, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 110.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Germany peaked at 1,755 Hours per year in 2016 and was at its lowest, 752 Hours per year, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 798.33 Hours per year | 752 Hours per year | 818 Hours per year | 6 |
| 2010s | 1,322 Hours per year | 796 Hours per year | 1,755 Hours per year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,755 Hours per year | 1,755 Hours per year | 1,755 Hours per year | 3 |
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More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Germany?
- Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 in Germany was 1,755 Hours per year in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1,755 Hours per year in 2016.
- What is the lowest trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 752 Hours per year in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000?
- Germany ranks 1st out of 19 countries with data for 2023.
- Is trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 110.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset contains a trend of statutory teaching time requirement since 2000. It covers full-time teachers in public institutions in pre-primary, primary, lower secondary education (general programmes) and upper secondary general programmes. The default table displays data in hours per year for teachers at the primary level. The selection can be changed to display data on different years and on different levels of education. Additional details regarding sources for data and the methodology used and specific notes for countries can be found in the accompanying document Sources, Methodologies and Technical Notes. For more information, please consult Education at a Glance. Data for the latest available year are preliminary. Final data will be released on 29 September 2026.