Education · Europe & Central Asia · High income
Germany: education in numbers
Pre-primary enrolment is 108.0% (2020), 10th of 176 in the world and 3rd of 51 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary enrolment is 102.6% (2024), 66th of 191 in the world and 17th of 53 in Europe & Central Asia. Primary completion is 96.8% (2024), 71st of 168 in the world and 30th of 47 in Europe & Central Asia.
Pre-primary enrolment
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10 indicators
Education: Germany in detail
Latest reported value, world rank and rank within Europe & Central Asia; values around 2000, 2010, 2020; group and world columns are World Bank aggregates.
| Indicator | Latest | World rank | In region | ~2000 | ~2010 | ~2020 | 10-year change | Region | Income group | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolmentPre-primary enrolment, % gross | 108.0%2020 | 10/176 | 3/51 | · | · | 108.0% | +17.1 ppsince 1997 | 78.3% | 83.8% | 60.9% | |
| Primary enrolmentPrimary school enrolment, % gross | 102.6%2024 | 66/191 | 17/53 | 106.7%2001 | 104.3% | 102.0% | ±0.0 ppsince 2014 | 99.9% | 99.8% | 102.2% | |
| Primary completionPrimary completion rate, % of age group | 96.8%2024 | 71/168 | 30/47 | 107.1%2001 | 101.4% | 98.4% | −2.7 ppsince 2014 | 98.1% | 97.8% | 88.0% | |
| Secondary enrolmentSecondary school enrolment, % gross | 100.2%2024 | 62/176 | 32/53 | 99.6%2001 | 104.9% | 101.3% | −3.1 ppsince 2014 | 103.3% | 103.2% | 77.3% | |
| Lower secondary completionLower secondary completion rate, % of age group | 71.4%2024 | 126/168 | 49/50 | · | · | 62.9%2021 | — | 91.9% | 95.6% | 77.9% | |
| Tertiary enrolmentTertiary enrolment, % gross | 76.7%2024 | 39/172 | 23/52 | · | · | 72.4% | +11.5 ppsince 2014 | 84.9% | 82.0% | 43.6% | |
| Out-of-school childrenChildren out of school, % of primary school age | 0.3%2024 | 160/178 | 42/51 | 0.5%2001 | 1.1% | 1.2% | −1.0 ppsince 2014 | — | 2.5% | — | |
| Pupils per teacherPupils per teacher, primary | 12.32017 | 139/173 | 27/48 | 15.3 | 12.7 | · | −9.7%since 2007 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 23.4 | |
| Education spendingPublic spending on education, % of GDP | 5.2%2022 | 52/184 | 15/49 | 4.4%1998 | 5.0% | 5.5% | +0.4 ppsince 2012 | 4.6% | 4.7% | 3.6% | |
| Education, % of budgetEducation spending, % of government expenditure | 10.7%2022 | 129/179 | 31/49 | 9.2%1998 | 10.4% | 10.8% | ±0.0 ppsince 2012 | 11.7% | 12.0% | 14.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)“·” — no value reported within two years of that date. World rank counts countries with a recent value.
Better than ten years ago
- Pre-primary enrolment+17.1 pp108.0% in 2020
- Tertiary enrolment+11.5 pp76.7% in 2024
- Out-of-school children−1.0 pp0.3% in 2024
- Pupils per teacher−9.7%12.3 in 2017
Worse than ten years ago
- Primary completion−2.7 pp96.8% in 2024
- Secondary enrolment−3.1 pp100.2% in 2024
Only indicators where higher or lower is clearly better are rated (for example, unemployment down is better, life expectancy up is better).
neighbours
Germany and its neighbours
Countries sharing a land border with Germany. Latest values since 2005; the highest in each row is marked.
| Indicator | Germany | France | Poland | Belgium | Czechia | Austria |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-primary enrolment | 108.0%2020 | 106.7%2020 | 93.9%2020 | 112.4%2020 | 113.5%2020 | 102.9%2020 |
| Primary enrolment | 102.6%2024 | 103.4%2024 | 105.4%2024 | 102.1%2023 | 99.7%2023 | 101.3%2024 |
| Primary completion | 96.8%2024 | — | 94.7%2019 | — | 98.7%2023 | 96.7%2024 |
| Secondary enrolment | 100.2%2024 | 103.8%2024 | 107.9%2024 | 143.0%2023 | 97.6%2023 | 100.6%2024 |
| Lower secondary completion | 71.4%2024 | 99.5%2024 | 55.0%2024 | 92.4%2023 | 95.1%2023 | 95.8%2024 |
| Tertiary enrolment | 76.7%2024 | 71.5%2024 | 80.9%2024 | 82.1%2023 | 66.7%2023 | 92.6%2024 |
| Out-of-school children | 0.3%2024 | 0.2%2024 | 0.1%2024 | 1.7%2023 | 0.8%2023 | 1.4%2024 |
| Pupils per teacher | 12.32017 | 18.22013 | 10.22017 | 11.32017 | 18.92013 | 10.02017 |
| Education spending | 5.2%2022 | 5.3%2022 | 4.3%2022 | 6.3%2022 | 4.3%2022 | 5.3%2022 |