Children out of school, primary in Germany
Germany: Children out of school, primary was 8,820 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Children out of school, primary in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
The most recent figure for children out of school, primary in Germany is 8,820, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.5% on the previous year and down 74.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Germany peaked at 73,176 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 6,559, in 2023.
Germany ranks 115th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53,649 | 16,186 | 73,176 | 9 |
| 2010s | 29,230 | 17,059 | 49,857 | 10 |
| 2020s | 30,624 | 6,559 | 58,820 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.3% (2024)
- Labor force, total 43.55 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 46.5% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Germany?
- Children out of school, primary in Germany was 8,820 in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 73,176 in 2002.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,559 in 2023.
- How does Germany rank for children out of school, primary?
- Germany ranks 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 74.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.