Out-of-school youth in Germany
In Germany, 11.2% of young people of upper secondary school age were not in school in 2024. The value for 2024 is the highest since 2018.
The latest value carries the source flag “National estimate”.
Germany, 2024
11.2%nat_est (National estimate)
Change from 2023
+0.6percentage points
Median of European Union (27 countries), 2024
7.6%
Out-of-school youth 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 youth of upper 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 | 11.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2023 | 10.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2022 | 10.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2021 | 10.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2020 | 11.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2019 | 10.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2018 | 11.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2017 | 10.2%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2016 | 11.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2015 | 9.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2014 | 7.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2013 | 7.5%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2012 | 7.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2011 | 3.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2010 | 7.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2009 | 9.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2008 | 8.4%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2007 | 9.6%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2006 | 9.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2005 | 8.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2004 | 8.8%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2003 | 7.9%nat_est (National estimate) |
| 2002 | 7.0%nat_est (National estimate) |
Flags: nat_est National estimate . A dash means no value was published.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 10.5% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 7.8%, the figure has changed by +3.4 percentage points.
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40.9%
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Early leavers from education and training
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Adult participation in learning
9.3%
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ILO estimate of the youth NEET rate
7.5%
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