Education in Germany 3,348 indicators covering education for Germany. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, both sexes 2,837 2024 up 8,699.1% 29th Enrolment data adjusted to the financial year — Students enrolled 17.34 million Persons 2023 up 6.3% 3rd Total number of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates 3.57 million Persons 2024 up 20.2% 4th Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes 61,094 2024 down 25.6% 1st HICP - EDUCATION 5 2024 up 308.3% 12th Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Completion rate, upper secondary education, urban, both sexes 78.2% 2021 down 2.1% 41st Number of enrolled students and graduates by type of institution 2.38 million Persons 2024 up 19.7% 3rd Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates — Students 0 Percentage of students 2024 — 24th Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe, adjusted gender 1.26 GPIA 2023 down 8.9% 22nd Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted location parity 1.03 LPIA 2021 up 0.9% 2nd Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa, adjusted gender 0.5087 GPIA 2023 up 19.9% 66th Distribution of government, private and non-domestic expenditure on 1.13 Percentage of GDP 2023 up 33.7% 7th Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 37,562 2024 down 21.3% 1st Number of enrolled students, graduates and new entrants by field of 0 Persons 2024 — 6th Number of national tertiary students enrolled abroad 130,662 Persons 2023 up 19.2% 1st Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 down 0.0% 1st Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 0 Percentage of students 2024 — 22nd Completion rate, lower secondary education, urban, both sexes 91.5% 2021 down 4.6% 45th Completion rate, upper secondary education, adjusted location parity 1.02 LPIA 2021 down 2.2% 13th Completion rate, upper secondary education, rural, both sexes 79.5% 2021 down 4.4% 26th Inbound internationally mobile students from North America and 1.11 2023 up 11.1% 40th Repetition rate by level of education — Repeaters 0.4612 Percentage of students 2024 up 11.1% 21st Share of mobile students enrolled at tertiary level by country of 6.26 Percentage of students 2023 up 27.6% 5th Completion rate, lower secondary education, rural, both sexes 94.7% 2021 down 3.7% 29th Inbound internationally mobile students from sub-Saharan Africa 0.586 2023 up 3.1% 47th Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 3.31 million Persons 2024 up 14.8% 6th Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 0 Persons 2024 — 19th Number of classroom teachers and academic staff by age — Classroom 613,521 Persons 2024 up 36.4% 2nd Share of students achieving minimum reading proficiency by the end of lower secondary education 74.5% 2022 down 12.9% 28th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 35.9% 2023 up 15.5% 15th Share of GDP per capita spent by the government on each primary school student vs. GDP per capita 17.4% 2016 up 11.8% 44th Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, female 924.47 2024 up 13,278.6% 28th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 31.9% 2023 up 24.2% 28th Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia, adjusted gender 0.6732 GPIA 2023 down 15.9% 62nd Participation rate of youth and adults in formal and non-formal 2.8% 2023 up 1.9% 21st Teachers in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 23,525 2024 down 31.5% 1st Share of repeaters by gender and level of education 48.18 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 6.8% 6th Trends in teachers' statutory teaching time since 2000 1,755 Hours per year 2023 up 110.4% 1st Share of children achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 65.1% 2022 down 14.2% 27th Expenditure on staff compensation in educational institutions (from) 41,944 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 44.2% 1st Teachers in tertiary education ISCED 5 programmes, male 1,913 2024 up 7,450.2% 21st Capital and total current expenditure on education 4,527 US dollars, PPP converted 2023 up 23.1% 1st Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by degree 60.4% 2025 down 6.5% 27th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by 60.4% 2025 down 6.5% 27th Number of mobile students enrolled and graduated by country of origin 0 Persons 2024 — 12th Percentage of graduates from tertiary education graduating from 0.2% 2018 — 25th Repeaters in Grade 4 of lower secondary general education, both sexes 23,618 number 2018 down 23.8% 13th Share of mobile enrolments, new entrants and graduates 0 Percentage of students 2024 — 23rd Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 16.1% 2025 down 0.6% 36th Participation rate in education and training (last 4 weeks) by type 16.1% 2025 down 0.6% 36th Early leavers from education and training by citizenship 13.1% 2025 up 29.7% 4th In-work at-risk-of-poverty rate by educational attainment level 16.0% 2025 down 26.3% 30th Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 1.17 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 1,724.4% 23rd Number of students and repeaters by grade and level of education 15,242 Persons 2024 up 27.5% 7th Distribution of enrolled students, new entrants and graduates by 100 Percentage of students 2024 unchanged 1st Inbound internationally mobile students from East Asia and the 1.03 2023 down 8.7% 45th Educational attainment rate, completed Bachelor's or equivalent 28.1% 2023 up 36.2% 33rd Inbound internationally mobile students from Central and Eastern 1.33 2023 down 13.5% 25th Share of new entrants to and first-time graduates at tertiary 1.47 Percentage of students in the same subgroup 2024 up 2,263.2% 19th ← Previous Page 42 of 56 Next →