Education in Germany

3,348 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 17.5% 2023 down 7.1% 40th
Proportion of schools with limited drinking water services 0 2023 — 76th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 73.3% 2023 down 0.2% 22nd
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 71.0% 2023 down 3.1% 19th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 68.9% 2023 down 5.7% 17th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.1% 2023 down 79.2% 165th
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.1995 GPIA 2023 down 72.2% 161st
Out-of-school rate for children and adolescents of primary and lower 0.7% 2023 down 25.1% 151st
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.5% 2023 up 5.5% 74th
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally-representative learning assessment at 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Administration of a nationally representative learning assessment in 1 2025 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 2 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 13,771 number 2018 down 7.2% 43rd
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant US$ 29,858 millions 2022 up 74.1% 3rd
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.2% 2023 up 15.8% 74th
Out-of-school rate for children one year before the official primary 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 22.4% 28th
Proportion of primary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, both sexes 1.12 million 2024 up 16.8% 5th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, female 621,721 2024 up 20.3% 5th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male 501,847 2024 up 12.6% 5th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, both sexes 1.93 million 2024 up 11.4% 19th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 48.5% 2024 down 0.1% 121st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 0.9% 2024 down 0.2% 121st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 51.5% 2024 up 0.1% 51st
Government expenditure on primary education, US$ 29,533 millions 2022 up 31.6% 9th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male 1.00 million 2024 up 4.5% 16th
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, female 931,761 2024 up 19.9% 18th
Repetition rate in lower secondary general education (all grades) 2.7% 2023 down 1.1% 77th
Repeaters in lower secondary general education, all grades, both sexes 112,348 number 2018 down 23.5% 23rd
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to electricity 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on secondary education, US$ 83,561 millions 2022 up 10.7% 3rd
Adolescents out of school, female 0.2% 2023 down 58.7% 157th
Adolescents out of school, male 0.9% 2023 up 0.8% 151st
Theoretical duration of early childhood education 6 years 2020 up 100.0% 6th
Official entrance age to early childhood education 0 years 2020 down 100.0% 156th
Proportion of primary schools with single-sex basic sanitation 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 9.9% 2023 up 3.4% 21st
Proportion of primary schools with access to basic drinking water 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with single-sex basic 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of primary schools with basic handwashing facilities 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of lower secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Proportion of upper secondary schools with access to basic drinking 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in Grade 1 of lower secondary general education, female 4,752 number 2018 down 33.4% 51st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, female 99.8% 2023 up 0.3% 4th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 54.4% 2024 down 2.4% 19th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 1.2% 2024 down 3.6% 19th
Percentage of enrolment in secondary education in private 45.6% 2024 up 3.0% 151st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, adjusted gender parity 1.01 GPIA 2023 up 0.3% 78th
Proportion of upper secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Total net enrolment rate, lower secondary, male 99.1% 2023 down 0.0% 10th
Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 9.6% 2023 down 0.3% 20th
Proportion of primary schools with access to computers for 90.8% 2023 up 16.2% 73rd
Enrolment in lower secondary education, both sexes 4.52 million number 2018 down 9.2% 15th
Proportion of lower secondary schools with basic handwashing 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on education not specified by level, US$ 3,905 millions 2022 up 43.3% 4th