Primary education, teachers in Germany
Germany: Primary education, teachers was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Primary education, teachers in Germany, 1993–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % female.
Analysis
Germany recorded 87.3% for primary education, teachers in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, teachers in Germany peaked at 87.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 80.9%, in 1996.
That places Germany 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 80.9% | 85.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 83.3% | 81.2% | 85.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.3% | 84.4% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 45 Seychelles 87.6% compare
- 46 United States 87.5% compare
- 47 Argentina 87.4% compare
- 49 Guyana 87.3% compare
- 50 Poland 87.1% compare
- 51 Puerto Rico 87.1% compare
More education data for Germany
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 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, female 46.5% (2025)
- Labor force, total 43.55 million (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, teachers in Germany?
- Primary education, teachers in Germany was 87.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, teachers recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 87.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest primary education, teachers recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.9% in 1996.
- How does Germany rank for primary education, teachers?
- Germany ranks 48th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is primary education, teachers rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, teachers (% female). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female teachers as a percentage of total primary education teachers includes full-time and part-time teachers.