Primary school completion rate in Germany
The primary completion rate in Germany was 96.8% in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2001.
Germany, 2024
96.8%
Change from 2023
−2.4percentage points
European Union, 2024
97.3%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
98.4%
Primary school completion rate in Germany over time
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The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of the relevant age group. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 96.8% | 97.3% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | 97.4% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | 96.5% |
| 2021 | 101.0% | 97.2% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | 96.5% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | 96.5% |
| 2018 | 98.6% | 96.3% |
| 2017 | 97.6% | 97.4% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | 96.9% |
| 2015 | 102.1% | 97.7% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | 97.1% |
| 2013 | 102.0% | 97.6% |
| 2012 | 101.8% | 97.6% |
| 2011 | 103.6% | 98.4% |
| 2010 | 101.4% | 98.5% |
| 2009 | 103.7% | 98.7% |
| 2008 | 102.6% | 99.0% |
| 2007 | 101.8% | 98.9% |
| 2006 | 99.3% | 98.7% |
| 2005 | 101.0% | 98.9% |
| 2004 | 103.0% | 99.3% |
| 2003 | 102.0% | 98.9% |
| 2002 | 103.5% | 99.3% |
| 2001 | 107.1% | 100.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −2.4 percentage points from 99.3% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 99.5%, the figure has changed by −2.7 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 97.3%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.6%
2024 · World Bank
Secondary school enrolment (gross)
100.2%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
9.5%
2025 · Eurostat
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
40.9%
2025 · Eurostat
Early leavers from education and training
13.1%
2025 · Eurostat
Adult participation in learning
9.3%
2025 · Eurostat