School enrollment, primary, female in Germany
Germany: School enrollment, primary, female was 91.3% in 2016. ▬ Flat
School enrollment, primary, female in Germany, 1999–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % net.
Analysis
Germany recorded 91.3% for school enrollment, primary, female in 2016. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, primary, female in Germany peaked at 91.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 85.4%, in 2002.
That places Germany 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.5% | 87.5% | 87.5% | 1 |
| 2000s | 87.7% | 85.4% | 89.4% | 9 |
| 2010s | 89.5% | 88.7% | 91.3% | 7 |
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 school enrollment, primary, female in Germany?
- School enrollment, primary, female in Germany was 91.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 91.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, primary, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.4% in 2002.
- How does Germany rank for school enrollment, primary, female?
- Germany ranks 91st out of 167 countries with data for 2016.
- Is school enrollment, primary, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, primary, female (% net). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.