Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Germany
Germany: Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age was 12.7 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Germany, 2012–2025
Source: Eurostat.
Analysis
In 2025, students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Germany stood at 12.7.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Germany peaked at 12.8 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.5, in 2012.
That places Germany 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 7.5 | — |
| 2013 | 12.5 | +66.7% |
| 2014 | 12.6 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 12.6 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.6 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 12.6 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 12.8 | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 12.7 | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.8 | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 12.8 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 12.8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 12.7 | -0.8% |
| 2025 | 12.7 | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 12.7 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.35, 1.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
- Germany's 12.7 is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.7, 1.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Students: % of total population of post-compulsory school age in Germany changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +66.7% | 7.5 | 12.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.96 | 7.5 | 12.8 | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.75 | 12.7 | 12.8 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
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- Population growth rate -0.049 (2100)
- Population density 202.93 (2100)
- Projected population under age 5 3.11 million (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Germany?
- Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of in Germany was 12.7 in 2025, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8 in 2019.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5 in 2012.
- How does Germany rank for students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of?
- Germany ranks 19th out of 44 countries with data for 2025.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Students in post-compulsory education - % of total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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