Education in Germany 136 indicators covering education for Germany. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Number of deaths ages 20-24 years 1,352 2024 down 11.7% 75th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, female 104.9% 2017 up 2.9% 65th Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, male 105.0% 2017 up 1.6% 67th Share of the population with no formal education with projections 0.0% 2100 down 26.9% 184th Number of adults with no formal education by region 18,100 people 2100 down 29.0% 106th Population by level of education 43.31 million people 2100 up 2.5% 18th Repeaters, primary, female 0.4% 2017 down 62.6% 136th Repeaters, primary, male 0.5% 2017 down 61.2% 142nd School enrollment, secondary, private 10.0% 2024 up 9.2% 112th School enrollment, primary 90.1% 2017 up 1.6% 125th Over-age students, primary 11.8% 2017 down 22.3% 55th Secondary education, teachers 63.9% 2024 up 3.1% 77th School enrollment, primary, female 91.3% 2016 up 2.6% 91st School enrollment, primary, male 89.6% 2016 up 2.2% 106th Over-age students, primary, male 12.7% 2017 down 21.0% 55th Over-age students, primary, female 10.9% 2017 down 23.8% 57th Compulsory education, duration 13 years 2025 unchanged 17th Progression to secondary school 99.5% 2016 up 0.2% 35th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary 90.4% 2017 up 1.7% 131st Primary education, pupils 48.5% 2017 down 0.2% 103rd Tertiary education, academic staff 42.0% 2024 up 10.4% 90th School enrollment, secondary 85.3% 2017 down 4.3% 65th Preprimary education, duration 6 years 2025 unchanged 10th Progression to secondary school, male 100.0% 2016 up 0.5% 1st School enrollment, secondary, female 84.7% 2017 down 4.9% 67th School enrollment, secondary, male 85.9% 2017 down 3.7% 56th Progression to secondary school, female 99.0% 2016 down 0.1% 51st Expenditure on tertiary education 26.0% 2016 up 3.2% 37th Children out of school, primary 8,820 2024 down 74.3% 115th Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, female 91.5% 2016 up 2.7% 103rd Adjusted net enrollment rate, primary, male 89.8% 2016 up 2.3% 111th Pupil-teacher ratio, primary 12.3 2017 down 9.7% 165th Expenditure on secondary education 41.3% 2016 down 12.4% 24th Expenditure on primary education 12.9% 2016 down 12.3% 147th Secondary education, pupils 46.7% 2017 down 3.0% 167th Children out of school, primary, female 22,689 2022 up 113.2% 76th Children out of school, primary, male 36,131 2022 up 149.5% 69th Adolescents out of school 0.4% 2024 down 45.9% 166th Current education expenditure, total 90.2% 2022 down 2.4% 80th Current education expenditure, primary 89.3% 2022 down 4.8% 95th Current education expenditure, secondary 90.8% 2022 down 3.8% 83rd Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary 11.97 2017 down 11.0% 124th Pupil-teacher ratio, preprimary 7.7 2017 — 172nd Current education expenditure, tertiary 90.8% 2022 up 1.2% 59th Adolescents out of school, female 0.2% 2023 down 58.7% 157th Adolescents out of school, male 0.9% 2023 up 0.8% 151st Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 7.59 2017 — 161st Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 81.9% 2023 down 0.5% 30th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 79.9% 2023 up 3.6% 29th Educational attainment, at least completed upper secondary, population 83.9% 2023 down 4.4% 28th Pupil-teacher ratio, lower secondary 11.09 2017 down 11.0% 91st Government expenditure per student, primary 17.4% 2016 up 11.8% 44th Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ yea 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 30.2% 2022 up 18.1% 43rd Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 14.02 2017 down 10.7% 61st Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 34.5% 2022 up 13.8% 28th Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary, popul 26.2% 2022 up 23.4% 57th Government expenditure per student, tertiary 33.6% 2016 — 47th ← Previous Page 2 of 3 Next →