Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Germany
Germany: Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population was 12.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Germany, 2012–2024
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2024, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Germany stood at 12.7%.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Germany peaked at 12.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.5%, in 2012.
That places Germany 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Germany, year by year
| Year | Percentage | 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.0% | 7.5% | 12.8% | 8 |
| 2020s | 12.8% | 12.7% | 12.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Germany?
- Students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population in Germany was 12.7% in 2024, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 12.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.5% in 2012.
- How does Germany rank for students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population?
- Germany ranks 19th out of 43 countries with data for 2024.
- Is students in post-compulsory education - as % of the total population 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 - as % of the total population of post-compulsory school age. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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