Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Germany
Gross tertiary enrolment in Germany was 76.7% in 2024.
Germany, 2024
76.7%
Change from 2023
−1.9percentage points
European Union, 2024
79.5%
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
77.8%
Tertiary education enrolment (gross) in Germany over time
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% of the population in the five years after secondary school age. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany | European Union |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 76.7% | 79.5% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | 79.5% |
| 2022 | 77.4% | 79.6% |
| 2021 | 75.7% | 77.9% |
| 2020 | 72.4% | 75.0% |
| 2019 | 72.7% | 74.0% |
| 2018 | 69.2% | 72.9% |
| 2017 | 68.5% | 71.8% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | 70.5% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | 69.8% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | 68.7% |
| 2013 | 60.9% | 67.6% |
| 2012 | – | 67.4% |
| 2011 | – | 67.5% |
| 2010 | – | 66.9% |
| 2009 | – | 65.6% |
| 2008 | – | 64.5% |
| 2007 | – | 63.5% |
| 2006 | – | 62.8% |
| 2005 | – | 61.6% |
| 2004 | – | 60.0% |
| 2003 | – | 58.0% |
| 2002 | – | 55.7% |
| 2001 | – | 53.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.9 percentage points from 78.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 65.2%, the figure has changed by +11.5 percentage points.
- The figure for the European Union in 2024 was 79.5%.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Tertiary education attainment, ages 25 to 34
40.9%
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Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.6%
2024 · World Bank
NEET rate, ages 15 to 29
9.5%
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Early leavers from education and training
13.1%
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Adult participation in learning
9.3%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.5%
2025 · ILOSTAT