Progression to secondary school, female in Germany
Germany: Progression to secondary school, female was 99.0% in 2016. ▬ Flat
Progression to secondary school, female in Germany, 1993–2016
Source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for progression to secondary school, female in Germany is 99.0%, measured in 2016. That is the lowest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, progression to secondary school, female in Germany peaked at 100.0% in 1994 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2016.
Germany ranks 51st of 156 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.9% | 99.7% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 99.5% | 99.1% | 99.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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 progression to secondary school, female in Germany?
- Progression to secondary school, female in Germany was 99.0% in 2016, according to Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 1994.
- What is the lowest progression to secondary school, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for progression to secondary school, female?
- Germany ranks 51st out of 156 countries with data for 2016.
- Is progression to secondary school, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Progression to secondary school, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Progression to secondary school refers to the number of new entrants to the first grade of secondary school in a given year as a percentage of the number of students enrolled in the final grade of primary school in the previous year (minus the number of repeaters from the last grade of primary education in the given year).