There are various types of schools in Germany, depending on education needs and abilities. In the 2024/2025 school year, around **** million children were enrolled in elementary schools.

Germany DE: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Gross data was reported at 100.817 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 101.204 % for 2021. Germany DE: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 101.407 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 105.347 % in 2011 and a record low of 98.682 % in 1991. Germany DE: School Enrollment: Secondary: % Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

In the 2023/2024 school year there were 15,531 primary schools in Germany. This statistic shows the number of general schools in Germany in the 2023/2024 school year, by school type.

Germany DE: School Enrollment: Secondary: Private: % of Total Secondary data was reported at 10.013 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.973 % for 2021. Germany DE: School Enrollment: Secondary: Private: % of Total Secondary data is updated yearly, averaging 8.688 % from Dec 1999 (Median) to 2022, with 24 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.013 % in 2022 and a record low of 6.536 % in 1999. Germany DE: School Enrollment: Secondary: Private: % of Total Secondary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

In 2018 Spain had the highest number of students per secondary class in Europe, with an average of 25.4 students in a class. Latvia had the lowest average of students in secondary level classes, at 15.8 students per class.

DE: Secondary Education: General Pupils: % Female data was reported at 49.317 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 49.455 % for 2016. DE: Secondary Education: General Pupils: % Female data is updated yearly, averaging 49.682 % from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.878 % in 2008 and a record low of 49.317 % in 2017. DE: Secondary Education: General Pupils: % Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Weighted average;

The United Kingdom had an average of 20 students per teacher in 2024, the highest in Europe in that year. Europe's largest country, Germany, had an average of 14 students per teacher, while Latvia had an average of just 12.11 students per teacher.

Germany DE: Secondary Education: General Pupils data was reported at 5,680,849.444 Person in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 5,721,174.294 Person for 2016. Germany DE: Secondary Education: General Pupils data is updated yearly, averaging 6,070,384.000 Person from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,716,720.000 Person in 2003 and a record low of 5,101,924.000 Person in 1991. Germany DE: Secondary Education: General Pupils data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Secondary general pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in general education programs, including teacher training.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Sum;

In the 2023/2024 school year, there were ******* teachers at German primary schools. This graph shows the number of teachers at general schools in Germany in the 2023/2024 school year, by school type.

Germany DE: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils: % Female data was reported at 35.868 % in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 37.240 % for 2016. Germany DE: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils: % Female data is updated yearly, averaging 42.407 % from Dec 1992 (Median) to 2017, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44.142 % in 1997 and a record low of 35.868 % in 2017. Germany DE: Secondary Education: Vocational Pupils: % Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Secondary vocational pupils are the number of secondary students enrolled in technical and vocational education programs, including teacher training.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Weighted average;

Germany DE: Lower Secondary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data was reported at 61.355 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 62.703 % for 2021. Germany DE: Lower Secondary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data is updated yearly, averaging 67.882 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2022, with 7 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 69.644 % in 1997 and a record low of 61.355 % in 2022. Germany DE: Lower Secondary Completion Rate: Male: % of Relevant Age Group data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Lower secondary education completion rate is measured as the gross intake ratio to the last grade of lower secondary education (general and pre-vocational). It is calculated as the number of new entrants in the last grade of lower secondary education, regardless of age, divided by the population at the entrance age for the last grade of lower secondary education.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;

In 2023, around 20 percent of the population with a migrant background had a secondary or elementary school education. 38.5 percent had some type of university degree.

Germany DE: Progression to Secondary School: Male: % data was reported at 100.000 % in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 100.000 % for 2015. Germany DE: Progression to Secondary School: Male: % data is updated yearly, averaging 100.000 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 100.000 % in 2016 and a record low of 99.535 % in 2006. Germany DE: Progression to Secondary School: Male: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. 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).;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Weighted average;

Germany DE: Secondary Education: Pupils data was reported at 6,828,088.500 Person in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6,851,760.000 Person for 2021. Germany DE: Secondary Education: Pupils data is updated yearly, averaging 7,824,020.000 Person from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2022, with 32 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8,465,150.000 Person in 2002 and a record low of 6,828,088.500 Person in 2022. Germany DE: Secondary Education: Pupils data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Secondary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Sum;

In 2022, Canada had the highest share of adults with a university degree, at over 60 percent of those between the ages of 25 and 64. India had the smallest share of people with a university degree, at 13 percent of the adult population. University around the world Deciding which university to attend can be a difficult decision for some and in today’s world, people are not left wanting for choice. There are thousands of universities around the world, with the highest number found in India and Indonesia. When picking which school to attend, some look to university rankings, where Harvard University in the United States consistently comes in on top. Moving on up One of the major perks of attending university is that it enables people to move up in the world. Getting a good education is generally seen as a giant step along the path to success and opens up doors for future employment. Future earnings potential can be determined by which university one attends, whether by the prestige of the university or the connections that have been made there. For instance, graduates from the Stanford Graduate School of Business can expect to earn around 250,000 U.S. dollars annually.

Germany DE: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Secondary data was reported at 11.974 Ratio in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.010 Ratio for 2016. Germany DE: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Secondary data is updated yearly, averaging 13.880 Ratio from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2017, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.455 Ratio in 1997 and a record low of 11.974 Ratio in 2017. Germany DE: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Secondary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in secondary school.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Weighted average;

Germany DE: Progression to Secondary School: % data was reported at 99.503 % in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 99.905 % for 2015. Germany DE: Progression to Secondary School: % data is updated yearly, averaging 99.773 % from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2016, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 99.993 % in 1996 and a record low of 99.322 % in 2006. Germany DE: Progression to Secondary School: % data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. 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).;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Weighted average;

Germany DE: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Lower Secondary data was reported at 11.087 Ratio in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 10.957 Ratio for 2016. Germany DE: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Lower Secondary data is updated yearly, averaging 12.964 Ratio from Dec 1993 (Median) to 2017, with 25 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.122 Ratio in 1998 and a record low of 10.957 Ratio in 2016. Germany DE: Pupil-Teacher Ratio: Lower Secondary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Lower secondary school pupil-teacher ratio is the average number of pupils per teacher in lower secondary school.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of February 2020.;Weighted average;

Germany DE: Secondary Education: Duration data was reported at 9.000 Year in 2023. This stayed constant from the previous number of 9.000 Year for 2022. Germany DE: Secondary Education: Duration data is updated yearly, averaging 9.000 Year from Dec 1970 (Median) to 2023, with 54 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.000 Year in 2023 and a record low of 9.000 Year in 2023. Germany DE: Secondary Education: Duration data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Secondary duration refers to the number of grades (years) in secondary school.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Median;

Germany DE: School Enrollment: Tertiary: % Gross data was reported at 77.366 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 75.666 % for 2021. Germany DE: School Enrollment: Tertiary: % Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 65.184 % from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2022, with 17 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.366 % in 2022 and a record low of 34.185 % in 1991. Germany DE: School Enrollment: Tertiary: % Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Social: Education Statistics. Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.;UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). UIS.Stat Bulk Data Download Service. Accessed April 5, 2025. https://apiportal.uis.unesco.org/bdds.;Weighted average;