Education in Germany

3,348 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
School life expectancy, secondary, both sexes 8.91 years 2024 down 2.4% 5th
School life expectancy, tertiary, gender parity index 1.03 GPI 2018 up 10.3% 119th
School life expectancy, tertiary, male 3.25 years 2018 up 9.0% 25th
School life expectancy, tertiary, female 3.36 years 2018 up 20.3% 51st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, both sexes 13.05 years 2024 down 1.3% 37th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, both sexes 101.0% 2024 down 2.0% 72nd
Secondary education, vocational pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP 2017 down 27.8% 140th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per capita 0.0026 number per person 2018 up 3.7% 136th
Teachers in primary education, female 213,874 number 2018 up 4.7% 20th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, female 7,343 2024 up 38.5% 77th
Repeaters in primary education, all grades, male 7,899 2024 up 23.8% 85th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per square kilometre 0.6122 number per square kilometre 2018 up 4.5% 65th
Net enrollment rates in primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2022 up 0.6% 56th
Teachers in primary education, female (number), per unit of GDP 0 number per US$ of GDP 2018 down 1.7% 185th
Children out of school, female 1.5% 2022 up 96.1% 144th
Children out of school, male 2.3% 2022 up 128.6% 128th
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, both sexes 480,260 2024 up 24.9% 6th
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female 1.14 million number 2018 up 6.8% 15th
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, both sexes 76.7% 2024 up 17.7% 39th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, female 99.4% 2024 down 1.7% 82nd
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, female 97.7% 2024 down 2.8% 80th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9693 GPIA 2024 up 0.7% 171st
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and secondary, male 102.5% 2024 down 2.4% 56th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, male 102.6% 2024 down 3.1% 50th
Gross enrolment ratio, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9522 GPIA 2024 up 0.3% 180th
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 64.9% 2018 down 0.6% 51st
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, female 12.85 years 2024 down 1.1% 46th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, male 13.22 years 2024 down 1.6% 30th
School life expectancy, primary and secondary, adjusted gender parity 0.9722 GPIA 2024 up 0.5% 167th
School life expectancy, tertiary, both sexes 3.5 years 2024 up 15.3% 52nd
School life expectancy, secondary, female 8.71 years 2024 down 2.3% 8th
School life expectancy, secondary, male 9.1 years 2024 down 2.6% 4th
School life expectancy, secondary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9571 GPIA 2024 up 0.2% 175th
Secondary education, vocational pupils 35.9% 2017 down 14.7% 138th
Share of male students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 23.1% 2017 down 4.5% 40th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 0 2022 — 1st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in East 0 2022 down 100.0% 2nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 — 1st
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to the Caribbean, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 — 2nd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
Outbound mobility ratio to East Asia and the Pacific, male (UIS) 0.0% 2022 down 100.0% 3rd
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, both sexes 16.93 years 2018 up 1.2% 20th
Teachers in pre-primary education, both sexes 369,434 2024 up 35.6% 6th
School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 3.29 years 2024 up 2.2% 16th
Productivity vs. educational attainment 82.5 international-$ in 2021 prices per hour 2023 up 11.7% 10th
Gross intake ratio in first grade of primary education, total 105.0% 2017 up 2.2% 68th
Completion rate, primary education, both sexes (modelled data) 100.0% 2025 up 0.0% 1st
Completion rate, primary education, female (modelled data) 100.0% 2025 up 0.0% 1st
Completion rate, primary education, adjusted gender parity index 1 modelled data 2025 unchanged 122nd
Completion rate, primary education, male (modelled data) 100.0% 2025 up 0.0% 1st
Secondary education, vocational pupils, annual growth rate -0.3055 % change on previous year 2017 up 93.6% 96th
Percentage of teachers in secondary education who are female 63.9% 2024 up 3.1% 81st
Teachers in secondary education, female 395,262 2024 up 8.1% 11th
Vocational and Technical enrolment (% of total secondary enrolment) 14.0% 2024 down 7.6% 62nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, both sexes (modelled data) 92.7% 2025 up 0.8% 72nd
Completion rate, lower secondary education, female (modelled data) 93.1% 2025 up 1.0% 78th
Completion rate, lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity 1.01 modelled data 2025 up 0.4% 106th