Out-of-school children in Germany
In Germany, 0.3% of children of primary school age were not in school in 2024.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Germany, 2024
0.3%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
+0.1percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
1.1%
Position in 2024
109th of 120
Out-of-school children in Germany over time
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% 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 0.2% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 1.2%, the figure has changed by −1.0 percentage points.
- Among the 120 countries with data for 2024, Germany has the 109th highest value.
More for Germany
All statistics for Germany
Out-of-school adolescents
0.4%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · UNESCO UIS
Primary net enrolment
99.7%nat_est (National estimate)
2024 · 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