Education in Germany

3,348 indicators covering education for Germany.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, female 96.3% 2012 down 2.8% 61st
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, male 96.7% 2012 down 1.2% 49th
Out-of-school rate for children of primary school age, male 0.8% 2016 down 56.8% 144th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, both sexes 95.8% 2018 up 1.6% 36th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in North 50,892 2023 up 2.1% 4th
Total outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying 59,512 2023 up 5.5% 9th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 607 2023 down 34.8% 40th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in the 194 2023 up 23.6% 74th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 6,423 2023 up 63.1% 25th
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in 313 2023 down 23.7% 42nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in South 23 2023 down 37.8% 81st
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Central 41 2023 up 64.0% 34th
Theoretical duration of lower secondary education 6 years 2020 unchanged 1st
Theoretical duration of upper secondary education 3 years 2020 unchanged 52nd
Teachers in tertiary education programmes, female 165,510 number 2018 up 18.7% 6th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 31.3% 147th
Percentage of enrolment in primary education in private institutions 5.1% 2024 up 7.1% 154th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 32.9% 127th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 18.9% 67th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 74.8% 85th
Total net enrolment rate, primary, gender parity index 1.01 GPI 2018 up 1.6% 52nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 436 2023 up 22.5% 32nd
Outbound internationally mobile tertiary students studying in Latin 433 2023 up 23.4% 30th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.3% 2023 up 72.9% 67th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying 2.7% 2023 up 11.9% 98th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 2.3% 2023 up 8.2% 52nd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 down 30.8% 78th
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 30.9% 75th
Share of primary school teachers who are women 87.3% 2024 up 0.6% 53rd
Mobile outbound gross enrolment ratio, tertiary students studying in 0.0% 2023 up 30.0% 77th
Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 0.6286 GPIA 2024 down 8.5% 134th
Share of students studying abroad 3.8% 2023 down 11.3% 112th
Repeaters in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 10,424 2008 down 43.3% 49th
End of the academic school year 2,025 2025 up 0.5% 1st
Start month of the academic school year 10 2025 up 11.1% 1st
End month of the academic school year 9 2025 up 12.5% 55th
Enrolment in primary education, female 1.45 million number 2018 down 7.7% 50th
Repetition rate in Grade 1 of primary education, both sexes 1.3% 2007 down 31.1% 103rd
Repeaters in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 13,077 2008 down 41.2% 52nd
Over-age students, primary 11.8% 2017 down 22.3% 55th
Repeaters in Grade 3 of primary education, both sexes 10,225 2024 up 31.2% 51st
Repeaters in Grade 4 of primary education, both sexes 4,904 2024 up 28.3% 68th
Secondary education, teachers 63.9% 2024 up 3.1% 77th
School enrollment, primary, female 91.3% 2016 up 2.6% 91st
School enrollment, primary, male 89.6% 2016 up 2.2% 106th
Official entrance age to compulsory education 6 years 2020 unchanged 24th
Number of years of compulsory primary and secondary education 13 2025 unchanged 1st
Number of years of compulsory pre-primary education guaranteed in 0 2025 — 61st
Percentage of enrolment in pre-primary education in private 64.3% 2024 down 1.0% 47th
Survival rate to the last grade of primary education, gender parity 0.9956 GPI 2012 down 1.6% 122nd
Over-age students, primary, male 12.7% 2017 down 21.0% 55th
Over-age students, primary, female 10.9% 2017 down 23.8% 57th
Net enrollment rates in lower secondary education, adjusted gender parity index 1.01 index 2023 up 0.3% 78th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both 2.66 million number 2020 down 6.0% 11th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female 1.27 million number 2020 down 8.0% 11th
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male 1.39 million number 2020 down 4.1% 10th
Outbound mobility ratio to Central Asia, male (UIS estimate) 0.0% 2023 up 45.9% 81st
Repetition rate in Grade 2 of primary education, both sexes 1.6% 2007 down 31.4% 100th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, female 95.6% 2018 up 2.3% 44th
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, gender parity index 0.9951 GPI 2018 up 1.4% 122nd