Education in Germany 3,348 indicators covering education for Germany. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Expenditure on tertiary education 26.0% 2016 up 3.2% 37th Initial government expenditure on education as a percentage of GDP 5.2% 2022 up 6.3% 37th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 122,538 number 2018 up 47.2% 3rd Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.3% 2007 down 31.1% 102nd Out-of-school rate for adolescents of lower secondary school age 4.7% 2018 up 89.5% 80th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 4,331 2024 up 0.7% 48th Children out of school, primary 8,820 2024 down 74.3% 115th Out-of-school children of primary school age, both sexes 8,820 2024 down 74.3% 115th Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, male 6,177 2024 down 7.4% 54th Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, both sexes 0.3% 2024 down 77.8% 184th Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 413,060 number 2018 up 1.0% 7th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 43.0% 2024 down 4.8% 162nd Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 61.2% 2024 up 1.1% 157th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 57.0% 2024 up 4.0% 28th Share of all students in upper secondary education enrolled in 38.8% 2024 down 1.8% 33rd Teachers in lower secondary education, both sexes 444,454 2024 up 8.3% 9th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, female 47,719 2024 up 13.2% 28th Enrolment in secondary education, female 3.24 million number 2018 down 14.7% 15th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 1,465 2023 down 27.3% 33rd Teachers in upper secondary education, both sexes 174,216 2024 down 3.1% 20th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 274,083 number 2018 up 8.8% 7th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 66.4% 2018 up 7.8% 54th Expenditure on education as a percentage of total government 10.7% 2022 down 0.3% 139th Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, male 62,914 2024 down 4.0% 26th Teachers in lower secondary education, female 295,198 2024 up 8.9% 7th Percentage of teachers in lower secondary education who are female 66.4% 2024 up 0.5% 62nd Teachers in lower secondary education, male 149,256 2024 up 7.3% 11th Percentage of teachers in upper secondary education who are female 57.4% 2024 up 9.3% 82nd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 200,400 number 2018 unchanged 3rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 91.5% 2016 up 2.7% 103rd Teachers in upper secondary education, female 100,065 2024 up 6.0% 20th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 89.8% 2016 up 2.3% 111th Teachers in upper secondary education, male 74,159 2024 down 13.1% 20th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, female 1.5% 2007 down 24.0% 86th Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, male 1.6% 2007 down 37.0% 94th Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, male 8,433 2024 up 4.2% 43rd Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, female 5,722 2024 up 25.5% 40th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by NUTS 2 15.3% 2025 up 3.4% 31st Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1.6% 2007 down 31.4% 103rd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 3.6% 133rd Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), male 0.5% 2023 up 12.0% 136th Repetition rate in primary education (all grades), female 0.5% 2023 up 23.9% 129th Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 99.4% 2024 up 4.0% 42nd Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male 97.9% 2024 up 0.3% 28th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 110,487 2023 up 2.3% 3rd Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 87 2023 up 64.2% 34th Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 13,236 2023 up 82.3% 19th Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 128,287 2023 up 6.4% 4th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2020 unchanged 6th Official entrance age to post-secondary non-tertiary education 19 years 2025 unchanged 5th Repetition rate in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 1.1% 2012 down 30.1% 101st Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, both sexes 204,945 2024 down 4.5% 5th Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 21.9% 75th Government expenditure on education, constant US$ 237,742 millions 2022 up 22.3% 3rd Theoretical duration of post-secondary non-tertiary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 4th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 98,828 2024 up 14.0% 4th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, male 10,551 2024 down 4.2% 28th Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, female 89,000 number 2018 up 9.1% 3rd Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male 106,117 2024 down 17.1% 5th Repeaters in Grade 3 of lower secondary general education, female 7,669 2024 up 14.7% 29th ← Previous Page 12 of 56 Next →