Education in Germany

3,348 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary 7.59 2017 — 161st
Average years of schooling, adjusted gender parity index 0.9625 index 2020 up 3.2% 75th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 20th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.17 UIS estimate 2023 up 2.5% 47th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 43.1% 2024 up 17.8% 19th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, adjusted gender parity index 1.28 GPIA 2023 up 3.7% 26th
Net enrolment rate, early childhood educational development 0.998 GPIA 2024 down 0.2% 22nd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, adjusted gender parity 0.7648 GPIA 2023 down 33.1% 27th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 45.9% 33rd
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, adjusted 1.04 GPIA 2023 up 10.2% 21st
Outbound mobility ratio to the Pacific, female (UIS estimate) 0.1% 2023 down 38.4% 55th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, female (UIS estimate) 4.1% 2023 down 16.4% 76th
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, adjusted gender parity index 1.12 GPIA 2023 down 7.8% 15th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, adjusted 1.13 GPIA 2023 down 8.4% 26th
Share of primary schools with access to drinking water 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 423 2023 up 5.2% 30th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 421 2023 up 5.2% 28th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 28.6% 61st
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 48.1% 81st
Outbound mobility ratio to South and West Asia, adjusted gender 1.14 GPIA 2023 down 5.8% 31st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 14.7% 80th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 14.8% 76th
Outbound mobility ratio to the Arab States, female (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 down 28.0% 85th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central and Eastern Europe, female (UIS) 0.4% 2023 up 59.9% 48th
Outbound mobility ratio to North America and Western Europe, female 3.5% 2023 down 20.2% 47th
Outbound mobility ratio to sub-Saharan Africa, adjusted gender parity 0.977 GPIA 2023 down 17.5% 46th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 38th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, adjusted gender parity index 1.09 GPIA 2023 down 8.9% 24th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.04 UIS estimate 2023 down 9.8% 104th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 43rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 1.04 UIS estimate 2023 down 10.2% 111th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 39,741 2023 up 28.6% 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 26,569 2023 up 86.8% 2nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa, male 13,221 2023 up 129.5% 6th
Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 7,747 2023 up 136.6% 6th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 49,514 2023 up 431.9% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from South and West Asia 24,384 2023 up 687.3% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 49,486 2023 up 123.8% 2nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 43,843 2023 up 98.8% 1st
Total inbound internationally mobile students, female 146,092 number 2018 up 48.4% 4th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions 10.5% 2018 up 33.4% 114th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, male (UIS) 3,603 2023 up 98.5% 6th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Central Asia, female 4,780 2023 up 31.9% 4th
Out-of-school adolescents of lower secondary school age, both sexes 214,807 number 2018 up 77.0% 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 2025 unchanged 17th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 17th
Theoretical duration of primary education in years 4 2025 unchanged 50th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 2025 unchanged 17th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education in years 6 2025 unchanged 1st
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 2025 unchanged 2nd
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 10 2025 unchanged 61st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education in years 3 2025 unchanged 25th
Number of primary education enrolments 3.31 million 2024 up 15.5% 14th
4.1.2 Completion rate in primary education 100 2020 unchanged 1st
4.1.2 Completion rate in lower secondary education 95 2020 up 1.1% 53rd
4.1.2 Completion rate in upper secondary education 87.5 2020 up 9.4% 35th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 29,640 2023 up 86.1% 7th
Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 28,726 2023 up 107.0% 7th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America, adjusted gender parity index 0.9549 GPIA 2023 down 21.5% 50th
Outbound mobility ratio to Latin America and the Caribbean, adjusted 0.9536 GPIA 2023 down 21.3% 46th