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School enrollment, preprimary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary (% gross) in Germany was 107.90 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.86 in 2016 and a minimum value of 83.21 in 1995.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Preprimary education refers to programs at the initial stage of organized instruction, designed primarily to introduce very young children to a school-type environment and to provide a bridge between home and school.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1993	89.38
1994	89.63
1995	83.21
1996	87.72
1997	90.89
2013	107.52
2014	108.32
2015	108.79
2016	109.86
2017	109.13
2018	108.53
2019	107.90

School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, female (% gross) in Germany was 107.42 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 109.43 in 2016 and a minimum value of 81.88 in 1995.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1993	89.34
1994	89.21
1995	81.88
1996	86.29
1997	90.33
2013	106.90
2014	107.92
2015	108.40
2016	109.43
2017	108.59
2018	108.06
2019	107.42

School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, preprimary, male (% gross) in Germany was 108.35 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 110.27 in 2016 and a minimum value of 84.48 in 1995.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1993	89.42
1994	90.03
1995	84.48
1996	89.08
1997	91.42
2013	108.12
2014	108.70
2015	109.17
2016	110.27
2017	109.64
2018	108.97
2019	108.35

School enrollment, primary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% gross) in Germany was 102.52 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105.47 in 1998 and a minimum value of 99.16 in 1992.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1991	101.68
1992	99.16
1993	100.84
1994	100.43
1995	101.38
1996	102.58
1997	104.06
1998	105.47
1999	105.27
2000	105.32
2001	104.36
2002	102.55
2003	102.10
2004	102.88
2005	103.11
2006	104.21
2007	104.79
2008	104.02
2009	103.40
2010	103.00
2011	102.47
2012	101.61
2013	100.84
2014	100.54
2015	101.67
2016	102.68
2017	104.02
2018	103.89
2019	102.52

School enrollment, primary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% gross) in Germany was 102.96 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 104.80 in 1998 and a minimum value of 99.63 in 1992.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1992	99.63
1993	100.43
1994	100.00
1995	100.93
1996	102.03
1997	103.45
1998	104.80
1999	104.64
2000	104.76
2001	103.85
2002	102.05
2003	101.71
2004	102.54
2005	102.90
2006	103.97
2007	104.50
2008	103.65
2009	103.07
2010	102.70
2011	102.11
2012	101.48
2013	100.56
2014	100.36
2015	101.60
2016	102.69
2017	104.16
2018	104.28
2019	102.96

School enrollment, primary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% gross) in Germany was 102.10 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 106.12 in 1998 and a minimum value of 98.70 in 1992.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1992	98.70
1993	101.22
1994	100.84
1995	101.80
1996	103.11
1997	104.63
1998	106.12
1999	105.86
2000	105.85
2001	104.85
2002	103.03
2003	102.47
2004	103.21
2005	103.31
2006	104.44
2007	105.06
2008	104.38
2009	103.71
2010	103.28
2011	102.80
2012	101.74
2013	101.10
2014	100.71
2015	101.73
2016	102.66
2017	103.89
2018	103.53
2019	102.10

School enrollment, primary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary (% net) in Germany was 90.14 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 18 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.42 in 2016 and a minimum value of 82.94 in 2001.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1999	86.87
2000	86.46
2001	82.94
2002	84.71
2003	85.00
2004	86.24
2005	87.01
2006	88.31
2007	88.73
2008	88.31
2009	88.03
2010	88.84
2011	88.52
2012	88.29
2013	87.94
2014	87.90
2015	89.23
2016	90.42
2017	90.14

School enrollment, primary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, female (% net) in Germany was 91.32 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 91.32 in 2016 and a minimum value of 85.37 in 2002.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1999	87.53
2000	87.11
2002	85.37
2003	85.72
2004	86.99
2005	87.79
2006	89.02
2007	89.43
2008	88.93
2009	88.67
2010	89.41
2011	89.05
2012	88.97
2013	88.65
2014	88.68
2015	90.11
2016	91.32

School enrollment, primary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, primary, male (% net) in Germany was 89.56 as of 2016. As the graph below shows, over the past 17 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.56 in 2016 and a minimum value of 84.08 in 2002.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1999	86.24
2000	85.85
2002	84.08
2003	84.31
2004	85.52
2005	86.26
2006	87.63
2007	88.06
2008	87.72
2009	87.41
2010	88.31
2011	88.01
2012	87.65
2013	87.26
2014	87.16
2015	88.40
2016	89.56

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary)

School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) in Germany was 5.16 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 26 years was 5.16 in 2019, while its lowest value was 1.76 in 1993.

Definition: Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1993	1.76
1994	1.79
1995	1.83
1996	1.86
1997	1.89
1999	2.07
2000	2.21
2001	2.39
2002	2.57
2003	2.72
2004	2.86
2005	3.12
2006	3.32
2007	3.34
2008	3.61
2009	3.87
2010	4.11
2011	4.34
2012	4.49
2013	4.65
2014	4.79
2015	4.88
2016	4.97
2017	4.99
2018	5.05
2019	5.16

School enrollment, secondary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% gross) in Germany was 97.54 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 105.70 in 1994 and a minimum value of 97.54 in 2019.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1991	99.30
1992	100.85
1993	105.60
1994	105.70
1995	104.96
1996	104.51
1997	104.30
1998	99.14
1999	99.28
2000	99.93
2001	100.50
2002	101.47
2003	101.82
2004	102.14
2005	102.28
2006	103.06
2007	102.24
2008	103.31
2009	103.16
2010	103.97
2011	103.76
2012	102.17
2013	100.81
2014	99.71
2015	98.82
2016	98.81
2017	98.41
2018	97.59
2019	97.54

School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% gross) in Germany was 94.79 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 103.69 in 1994 and a minimum value of 94.55 in 2018.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1992	99.30
1993	103.31
1994	103.69
1995	103.02
1996	102.75
1997	102.76
1998	97.65
1999	97.98
2000	98.87
2001	99.48
2002	100.36
2003	100.51
2004	100.84
2005	100.91
2006	101.51
2007	100.87
2008	101.81
2009	100.29
2010	101.15
2011	100.88
2012	99.34
2013	98.31
2014	97.25
2015	96.38
2016	96.15
2017	95.22
2018	94.55
2019	94.79

School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% gross) in Germany was 100.09 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 107.79 in 1993 and a minimum value of 100.09 in 2019.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1992	102.34
1993	107.79
1994	107.62
1995	106.81
1996	106.19
1997	105.77
1998	100.56
1999	100.52
2000	100.95
2001	101.48
2002	102.53
2003	103.07
2004	103.39
2005	103.58
2006	104.53
2007	103.55
2008	104.74
2009	105.90
2010	106.67
2011	106.51
2012	104.85
2013	103.18
2014	102.03
2015	101.12
2016	101.31
2017	101.39
2018	100.42
2019	100.09

School enrollment, secondary (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary (% net) in Germany was 85.30 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.09 in 2005 and a minimum value of 85.30 in 2017.

Definition: Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Secondary education completes the provision of basic education that began at the primary level, and aims at laying the foundations for lifelong learning and human development, by offering more subject- or skill-oriented instruction using more specialized teachers.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
2002	89.58
2003	89.63
2004	89.77
2005	90.09
2006	89.72
2007	89.12
2008	89.52
2009	88.17
2010	88.12
2011	88.48
2012	88.03
2013	87.32
2014	86.63
2015	86.12
2016	85.47
2017	85.30

School enrollment, secondary, female (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, female (% net) in Germany was 84.69 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 89.89 in 2005 and a minimum value of 84.69 in 2017.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
2002	89.39
2003	89.46
2004	89.61
2005	89.89
2006	89.61
2007	89.10
2008	89.51
2009	87.82
2010	87.81
2011	88.15
2012	87.67
2013	87.16
2014	86.51
2015	86.07
2016	85.24
2017	84.69

School enrollment, secondary, male (% net)

The value for School enrollment, secondary, male (% net) in Germany was 85.87 as of 2017. As the graph below shows, over the past 15 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.28 in 2005 and a minimum value of 85.68 in 2016.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
2002	89.77
2003	89.79
2004	89.93
2005	90.28
2006	89.82
2007	89.15
2008	89.53
2009	88.51
2010	88.42
2011	88.79
2012	88.38
2013	87.48
2014	86.75
2015	86.17
2016	85.68
2017	85.87

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary)

School enrollment, secondary, private (% of total secondary) in Germany was 9.75 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 20 years was 9.75 in 2019, while its lowest value was 6.54 in 1999.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1999	6.54
2000	6.70
2001	6.86
2002	7.00
2003	7.23
2004	7.49
2005	7.80
2006	8.12
2007	8.37
2008	8.62
2009	8.40
2010	8.48
2011	8.76
2012	8.80
2013	9.02
2014	9.14
2015	9.31
2016	9.44
2017	9.53
2018	9.63
2019	9.75

School enrollment, tertiary (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary (% gross) in Germany was 73.52 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 28 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 73.52 in 2019 and a minimum value of 33.66 in 1991.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1991	33.66
1992	35.43
1993	39.42
1994	42.50
1995	45.33
1996	46.94
1997	47.79
2013	61.39
2014	65.50
2015	67.75
2016	69.58
2017	70.25
2018	70.34
2019	73.52

School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, female (% gross) in Germany was 74.34 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 74.34 in 2019 and a minimum value of 30.08 in 1992.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1992	30.08
1993	33.91
1994	36.85
1995	40.27
1996	42.83
1997	44.70
2013	59.43
2014	63.94
2015	67.04
2016	69.46
2017	70.71
2018	71.49
2019	74.34

School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross)

The value for School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) in Germany was 72.76 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 72.76 in 2019 and a minimum value of 40.53 in 1992.

Definition: Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)

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Year	Value
1992	40.53
1993	44.67
1994	47.89
1995	50.15
1996	50.87
1997	50.76
2013	63.24
2014	66.98
2015	68.41
2016	69.69
2017	69.82
2018	69.29
2019	72.76

Classification

Topic: Education Indicators

Sub-Topic: Participation