Out-of-school adolescents in Germany
In Germany, 0.4% of adolescents of lower secondary school age were not in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 2002.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Germany, 2024
0.4%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
−0.2percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.3%
Out-of-school adolescents 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 adolescents of lower secondary school 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 |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2023 | 0.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 1.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 0.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 1.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 1.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 1.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 1.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 2.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 1.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 0.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 0.7%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2012 | 0.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2011 | 2.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2010 | 1.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2009 | 1.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2008 | 1.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2007 | 1.1%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2006 | 1.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2005 | 1.3%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2004 | 1.6%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
| 2003 | 1.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2002 | 2.0%uis_est (UIS estimate) |
Flags: uis_est UIS estimate; nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of −0.2 percentage points from 0.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 0.7%, the figure has changed by −0.3 percentage points.
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9.5%
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40.9%
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Adult participation in learning
9.3%
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