Primary net enrolment in Germany
In Germany, 99.7% of children of primary school age were enrolled in school in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Germany, 2024
99.7%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
−0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
99.0%
Primary net enrolment in Germany over time
View
Germany
The chart loads when you scroll to it. The table below shows the same data.
The chart shows a calculation from the published values. The table below keeps the published values.
% of children of primary school age. Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), databrowser.uis.unesco.org. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.1 percentage points from 99.8% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 98.8%, the figure has changed by +1.0 percentage points.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Out-of-school children
0.3%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary school enrolment (gross)
102.6%
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