Education in Germany

136 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Primary school starting age 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Population ages 15-64 62.4% 2025 down 5.1% 144th
Population ages 0-14 13.9% 2025 up 5.1% 197th
Lower secondary school starting age 10 years 2025 unchanged 192nd
School enrollment, primary 102.6% 2024 up 0.0% 75th
Primary education, teachers 283,851 2024 up 22.0% 24th
School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% 2024 up 0.6% 72nd
School enrollment, primary, male 102.3% 2024 down 0.5% 83rd
Labor force, total 43.55 million 2025 up 2.0% 15th
Labor force, female 46.5% 2025 up 0.6% 81st
School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2020 up 1.4% 46th
School enrollment, secondary 100.2% 2024 down 3.0% 62nd
Probability of dying among children ages 5-9 years 0.4 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 161st
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 10-14 years 0.5 per 1,000 2024 up 25.0% 163rd
Probability of dying among adolescents ages 15-19 years 1.2 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 170th
Probability of dying among youth ages 20-24 years 1.6 per 1,000 2024 unchanged 180th
Secondary education, teachers 618,670 2024 up 4.9% 13th
School enrollment, secondary, female 97.7% 2024 down 2.8% 75th
School enrollment, secondary, male 102.6% 2024 down 3.1% 48th
School enrollment, tertiary 76.7% 2024 up 17.7% 39th
School enrollment, primary, private 5.1% 2024 up 7.1% 146th
School enrollment, preprimary 108.0% 2020 up 0.5% 11th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 80.9% 2024 up 27.7% 50th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 72.8% 2024 up 8.8% 20th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9538 GPI 2020 up 0.6% 158th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2024 up 16.1% 124th
Secondary education, teachers, female 395,262 2024 up 8.1% 11th
Primary completion rate, female 97.3% 2024 down 1.9% 69th
Primary completion rate, male 96.4% 2024 down 3.4% 77th
Government expenditure on education, total 5.2% 2022 up 8.4% 53rd
Secondary education, general pupils 5.68 million 2017 down 9.2% 15th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 107.7% 2020 up 0.7% 11th
School enrollment, preprimary, male 108.4% 2020 up 0.2% 10th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 96.5% 2012 down 2.0% 56th
Government expenditure on education, total 10.7% 2022 down 0.3% 139th
Secondary education, general pupils 49.3% 2017 down 1.1% 130th
Children out of school 0.3% 2024 down 77.8% 177th
Secondary education, duration 9 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Primary education, pupils 3.31 million 2024 up 15.5% 48th
Primary education, duration 4 years 2025 unchanged 186th
Secondary education, pupils 6.97 million 2024 down 3.2% 16th
Persistence to last grade of primary, female 96.3% 2012 down 2.8% 60th
Persistence to last grade of primary, male 96.7% 2012 down 1.2% 49th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 1.35 million 2017 down 21.9% 11th
Number of under-five deaths, male 1,479 2024 down 2.3% 88th
Number of under-five deaths, female 1,212 2024 down 0.6% 88th
Number of infant deaths, male 1,228 2024 down 3.7% 88th
Number of infant deaths, female 1,010 2024 down 1.5% 87th
Children out of school, female 1.5% 2022 up 96.1% 144th
Children out of school, male 2.3% 2022 up 128.6% 128th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 35.9% 2017 down 14.7% 138th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 105.0% 2017 up 2.2% 68th
Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) 4.0% 2025 down 19.9% 117th
Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) 3.4% 2025 down 19.0% 140th
Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) 3.7% 2025 down 19.5% 124th
Primary education, teachers 87.3% 2024 up 0.6% 48th
Repeaters, primary, total 0.4% 2017 down 61.9% 146th
Number of deaths ages 10-14 years 346 2024 up 6.5% 80th
Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,352 2024 down 11.7% 75th
Number of deaths ages 5-9 years 352 2024 up 27.1% 77th