Education in Germany

3,348 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School enrollment, preprimary, male 108.4% 2020 up 0.2% 10th
School enrollment, preprimary, female 107.7% 2020 up 0.7% 11th
Secondary education, teachers, female, annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year 2024 down 50.1% 100th
Precentage enrolled in private institutions at the primary education -1.38 % change on previous year 2024 down 145.9% 156th
Secondary education, vocational pupils, gaps filled 1.35 million 2017 down 21.9% 11th
Persistence to last grade of primary, total 96.5% 2012 down 2.0% 56th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number), per 4.81 units per square kilometre 2023 up 28.1% 32nd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), per 4.74 units per square kilometre 2023 up 12.4% 25th
Secondary education, general pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 16.0% 175th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.3 years 2018 up 14.4% 36th
Government expenditure on education, total 10.7% 2022 down 0.3% 139th
Secondary education, general pupils 49.3% 2017 down 1.1% 130th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 213,874 number 2018 up 4.7% 20th
Children out of school 0.3% 2024 down 77.8% 177th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.36 million number 2018 up 6.9% 15th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), per capita 0.0284 number per person 2018 up 3.9% 76th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 392,642 2024 up 7.2% 35th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 372,775 2024 up 7.2% 36th
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general 765,417 2024 up 7.2% 36th
Start of the academic school year 2,023 tertiary education 2024 up 0.5% 34th
Theoretical duration of secondary education 9 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 52nd
Official entrance age to upper secondary education 16 years 2025 unchanged 10th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 1st
Official entrance age to lower secondary education 10 years 2025 unchanged 204th
Start of the academic school year 2,024 2025 up 0.5% 56th
Theoretical duration of pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 27th
Official entrance age to pre-primary education 3 years 2025 unchanged 58th
Theoretical duration of primary education 4 years 2025 unchanged 200th
Official entrance age to primary education 6 years 2025 unchanged 33rd
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male 1.62 million 2024 up 5.5% 14th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female 1.66 million 2024 up 20.0% 15th
Teachers in primary education, male 35,967 2024 up 16.8% 54th
Teachers in primary education, female 247,884 2024 up 22.7% 17th
Percentage of teachers in primary education who are female 87.3% 2024 up 0.6% 53rd
Gross enrolment ratio, primary, both sexes 102.6% 2024 up 0.0% 82nd
School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.14 years 2024 up 1.1% 193rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.0% 2024 down 7.6% 67th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 22.2% 2024 up 1.0% 48th
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.27 million 2024 up 12.4% 15th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.0% 2024 up 1.3% 153rd
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 77.8% 2024 down 0.3% 170th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.61 million 2024 up 17.5% 14th
Enrolment in secondary education, male 3.68 million 2024 down 2.8% 16th
Enrolment in secondary education, female 3.29 million 2024 down 3.7% 16th
Teachers in primary education, both sexes 283,851 2024 up 22.0% 24th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 18.3% 2024 down 2.1% 54th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.7% 2024 up 0.5% 167th
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 6.97 million 2024 down 3.2% 16th
Enrolment in primary education, male 1.69 million 2024 up 14.6% 48th
Enrolment in primary education, female 1.62 million 2024 up 16.4% 47th
School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.22 million 2024 down 2.0% 30th
School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.12 million 2024 down 4.8% 34th
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 2.35 million 2024 down 3.4% 32nd
School age population, secondary education, male 3.59 million 2024 up 0.3% 21st
School age population, secondary education, female 3.36 million 2024 down 0.9% 22nd
School age population, secondary education, both sexes 6.95 million 2024 down 0.3% 21st
School age population, tertiary education, male 2.22 million 2024 down 3.1% 29th
School age population, tertiary education, female 2.05 million 2024 down 6.0% 29th
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes 4.27 million 2024 down 4.5% 29th