Education in Germany

3,348 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School age population, pre-primary education, female 1.12 million number 2020 up 10.2% 26th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 0.4% 160th
Share enrolled in private institutions at the primary education level 5.1% 2024 up 7.1% 154th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 3.9% 189th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0002 units per person 2024 up 26.5% 150th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 1.2% 183rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0.0198 units per person 2024 up 16.4% 73rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0.0193 units per person 2024 up 2.3% 39th
Labor force, total, per square kilometre 125.27 units per square kilometre 2023 up 3.6% 39th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), per square 0.7864 units per square kilometre 2023 up 9.9% 71st
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 1.5% 172nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 10.7% 162nd
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), per square 9.34 units per square kilometre 2023 down 5.7% 45th
Expected years of schooling vs. share in extreme poverty 17.31 years 2023 up 1.3% 23rd
School enrollment, preprimary 108.0% 2020 up 0.5% 11th
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), per square kilometre 10.48 units per square kilometre 2023 down 4.6% 44th
School enrollment, tertiary, male 72.8% 2024 up 8.8% 20th
School enrollment, tertiary, female 80.9% 2024 up 27.7% 50th
School enrollment, tertiary (gross), gender parity index 1.1 GPI 2024 up 16.1% 124th
School enrollment, secondary (gross), gender parity index 0.9538 GPI 2020 up 0.6% 158th
Secondary education, teachers, annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year 2024 down 15.1% 94th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per square 7.49 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.4% 38th
Secondary education, general pupils, gaps filled 5.68 million 2017 down 9.2% 15th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per capita 0.0047 units per person 2024 up 4.8% 65th
Secondary education, teachers, female 395,262 2024 up 8.1% 11th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.55 units per square kilometre 2023 up 19.8% 30th
Average years of schooling among adults 14.3 years 2023 up 2.0% 1st
Average years of schooling vs. expected years of schooling 14.3 years 2023 up 2.0% 1st
Average years of schooling vs. GDP per capita 14.3 years 2023 up 2.0% 1st
Share enrolled in private institutions at the pre-primary education level 64.3% 2024 down 1.0% 47th
Secondary education, teachers, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 8.5% 173rd
Average years of schooling, males vs. females 14.55 years 2023 up 0.9% 1st
Years of schooling, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 14.8% 188th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per 0.0001 units per person 2024 up 34.3% 145th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per capita 0.0001 units per person 2024 up 20.1% 152nd
Expected years of schooling, males vs. females 17.27 years 2023 up 0.1% 14th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 17.2% 164th
Primary completion rate, male 96.4% 2024 down 3.4% 77th
Primary completion rate, female 97.3% 2024 down 1.9% 69th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male (number), per unit 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 up 4.8% 162nd
Expected years of schooling males vs females, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2023 down 16.5% 189th
Years of schooling, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 5th
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0074 units per person 2024 up 1.7% 63rd
Secondary education, teachers, per square kilometre 1.75 units per square kilometre 2023 up 4.9% 36th
Duration of compulsory education 13 years 2025 unchanged 17th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2025 unchanged 21st
Expected years of schooling males vs females, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2023 down 100.0% 17th
Secondary education, general pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person 2017 down 9.6% 106th
Secondary education, general pupils 5.68 million 2017 down 9.2% 15th
Duration of compulsory education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st
Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2024 down 11.3% 177th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.36 million number 2018 up 6.9% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 99.4% 2018 down 4.0% 77th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 12.78 years 2018 down 3.6% 38th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.6868 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.0% 60th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), per square 3.63 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.4% 39th
Teachers in primary education, male (number), per square kilometre 0.0997 units per square kilometre 2023 down 2.7% 106th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), per square 3.86 units per square kilometre 2023 up 18.3% 39th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), per 0.0428 units per square kilometre 2023 up 17.9% 128th
Secondary education, general pupils, per square kilometre 16.26 units per square kilometre 2017 down 9.4% 49th