Education in Germany

3,348 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 0.9% 2024 down 0.5% 108th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.7% 2024 up 0.2% 47th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9514 GPIA 2023 up 8.5% 78th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Outbound mobility ratio, all regions, both sexes 3.9% 2018 down 9.6% 110th
Share in poverty vs. educational attainment 14.28 years 2040 up 4.5% 3rd
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Completion rate, primary education, female 97.9% 2020 down 1.1% 43rd
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Net flow of internationally mobile students (inbound - outbound) 294,910 2023 up 287.6% 5th
Educational attainment, at least completed primary, population 25+ 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 1 GPIA 2023 unchanged 34th
Government expenditure on secondary education, PPP$ 113,671 millions 2022 up 52.3% 4th
Share of primary schools with toilets 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Adults' educational attainment distribution, by age group and gender 100 Percentage of population in the same sex and age 2025 unchanged 1st
Government expenditure on primary education, PPP$ 40,175 millions 2022 up 81.1% 10th
Government expenditure on secondary education, constant PPP$ 115,979 millions 2022 up 7.8% 4th
Government expenditure on primary education, constant PPP$ 40,990 millions 2022 up 28.2% 11th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 30.2% 2022 up 18.1% 43rd
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 30.2% 2022 up 18.1% 43rd
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 48.6% 2024 down 0.1% 98th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 0.9% 2024 down 0.1% 98th
Percentage of enrolment in early childhood education programmes in 51.4% 2024 up 0.1% 49th
Pupil-teacher ratio, upper secondary 14.02 2017 down 10.7% 61st
4.2.2 Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the) 98.33 2020 up 1.5% 28th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 34.5% 2022 up 13.8% 28th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 34.5% 2022 up 13.8% 28th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 26.2% 2022 up 23.4% 57th
Educational attainment, at least completed short-cycle tertiary 26.2% 2022 up 23.4% 57th
Proportion of schools with access to electricity, by education level 100.0% 2025 unchanged 1st
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, both sexes 113 2024 up 82.3% 9th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, female 62 2024 up 100.0% 6th
Average years of schooling 13.1 years 2020 up 4.1% 5th
Share of the population with tertiary education 30.4% 2020 up 14.3% 24th
Share of population with no formal education 1.6% 2020 down 5.9% 77th
Share of the population with at least some formal education 98.4% 2020 up 0.1% 34th
Repeaters in grade unknown of primary education, male 51 2024 up 64.5% 9th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 0.7599 GPIA 2022 up 8.4% 104th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 53.8% 2024 down 2.2% 74th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 1.1% 2024 down 3.4% 74th
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private 46.2% 2024 up 2.7% 64th
School life expectancy, post-secondary non-tertiary, both sexes 0.7933 years 2024 down 8.0% 16th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 3,717 2024 up 475.4% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 668 2024 up 394.8% 7th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 106 2024 up 1,414.3% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 244 2024 up 130.2% 11th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 280 2024 up 2.6% 8th
Number of classroom teachers in primary education 283,851 2024 up 22.0% 6th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1,051 2024 up 619.9% 6th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 2,916 2024 down 48.9% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 9,777 2024 up 74.5% 3rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 10,974 2024 up 13.5% 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2,965 2024 up 521.6% 2nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 20 2024 down 98.3% 18th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 239 2024 up 99.2% 7th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 37 2024 up 12.1% 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 147 2024 up 23.5% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 2,072 2024 up 127.7% 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 642 2024 up 123.7% 6th