Education in Germany

3,348 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex and age 3.57 million Number 2024 up 20.2% 1st
Distribution of students enrolled at tertiary education levels by sex 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Severe material and social deprivation of children by educational 7.0% 2025 down 11.4% 14th
Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and 438,260 Number 2024 up 108.2% 3rd
Proportion of children/young people at the age of lower secondary 65.1% 2022 down 14.2% 27th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Oceania: Students from 1.02 GPIA 2023 down 1.5% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.36 GPIA 2023 down 12.9% 26th
Distribution of mobile students from abroad enrolled at education 100.0% 2024 unchanged 1st
Pupils enrolled in early childhood education by sex, type of 3.57 million Number 2024 up 20.2% 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.509 GPIA 2023 up 31.9% 30th
Proportion of youth and adults that programmed or coded in digital 5.5% 2023 down 26.7% 35th
Proportion of students at the end of lower secondary education 74.5% 2022 down 12.9% 28th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 87.2% 2023 down 1.0% 10th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.33 GPIA 2023 down 4.5% 25th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.6364 GPIA 2023 up 27.3% 32nd
Graduates by education level, programme orientation, completion, sex 644,918 Number 2024 down 12.4% 3rd
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks 87.6% 2024 down 1.9% 38th
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks 80.7% 2024 down 9.5% 47th
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks 1.08 GPIA 2024 up 7.8% 6th
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks 54.8% 2024 up 61.7% 46th
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks 54.0% 2024 up 44.8% 49th
Proportion of youth and adults that participated in social networks 1.01 GPIA 2024 up 11.6% 32nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.5238 GPIA 2023 down 19.0% 40th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1.5 GPIA 2023 down 12.4% 20th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.3821 GPIA 2023 up 14.6% 36th
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 98.2% 2023 down 0.6% 15th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 37.4% 2023 up 12.5% 8th
Pupils by education level and modern foreign language studied 1.73 million Number 2024 down 9.6% 4th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 84.6% 2023 up 0.7% 11th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 up 0.0% 1st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.3966 GPIA 2023 down 30.6% 24th
Graduates in tertiary education by education level - women per 100 men 105.9 Rate 2024 up 3.7% 44th
Persons participating in tourism for personal purposes by educational 13.52 million Number 2024 down 15.9% 3rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1.43 GPIA 2023 down 15.4% 26th
Repetition rate in Grade 5 of lower secondary general education, both 4.0% 2023 up 9.1% 8th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.6111 GPIA 2023 down 38.9% 25th
Educational attainment rate, completed upper secondary education or 0.9415 GPIA 2023 up 3.4% 25th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1.57 GPIA 2023 down 3.4% 17th
Average number of foreign languages studied per pupil by education 0.5 Number 2024 down 28.6% 36th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.5243 GPIA 2023 down 5.8% 24th
Distribution of academic staff at education level by age groups 3.8% 2024 unchanged 5th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent 1.5% 2023 up 63.2% 9th
Educational attainment rate, completed short-cycle tertiary education 32.0% 2023 up 16.6% 18th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.5217 GPIA 2023 down 40.7% 23rd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.4 GPIA 2023 down 14.6% 24th
Proportion of youth and adults that used basic arithmetic formula in 37.5% 2023 up 2.2% 27th
Educational attainment rate, completed Doctoral or equivalent 0.5806 GPIA 2023 up 27.4% 34th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 0.5758 GPIA 2023 up 72.7% 29th
Share of students achieving minimum math proficiency by the end of lower-secondary education 70.5% 2022 down 14.3% 29th
Share of students achieving minimum proficiency in reading and math at each education level 70.5% 2022 down 14.3% 29th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.2692 GPIA 2023 up 37.8% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.5 GPIA 2023 down 58.3% 31st
Inbound internationally mobile students from the Arab States 0.3908 2023 up 63.4% 42nd
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.22 GPIA 2023 down 2.6% 25th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Asia: Students from 1.21 GPIA 2023 up 1.7% 21st
Inbound internationally mobile students from Europe: Students from 1.65 GPIA 2023 up 0.9% 16th
Educational attainment rate, completed primary education or higher 100.0% 2023 unchanged 1st
Educational attainment rate, completed lower secondary education or 98.3% 2023 down 0.5% 13th
Mobile students from abroad enrolled by education level, sex and 0 Number 2024 — 4th
Inbound internationally mobile students from Africa: Students from 0.5369 GPIA 2023 down 22.6% 23rd