Lower secondary completion in Germany
In Germany, 92.2% of young people had completed lower secondary school by the expected age in 2021. The value for 2021 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2006.
Germany, 2021
92.2%
Change from 2020
−1.4percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2021
98.3%
Lower secondary completion in Germany over time
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% of young people 3 to 5 years above the final grade age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Germany |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 92.2% |
| 2020 | 93.6% |
| 2019 | 92.7% |
| 2018 | 93.0% |
| 2017 | 93.2% |
| 2016 | 93.2% |
| 2015 | 92.6% |
| 2014 | 93.9% |
| 2013 | 96.9% |
| 2012 | 96.6% |
| 2011 | 96.2% |
| 2010 | 94.0% |
| 2009 | 92.5% |
| 2008 | 93.8% |
| 2007 | 95.3% |
| 2006 | 94.5% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 93.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 96.2%, the figure has changed by −4.0 percentage points.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Primary completion (UIS)
98.5%
2013 · UNESCO UIS
Upper secondary completion
78.4%
2021 · UNESCO UIS
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