Germany's adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) was 0.39% in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 0.33 percentage points from 0.73% in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 0.39% | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 1.35% | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | 0.73% | 2014 |
| Highest | 2.28% | 2011 |
| Lowest | 0.39% | 2024 |
| Average since 2015 | 1.17% | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 1.96% | 2002 |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Germany's adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) fell 0.17 percentage points on 2023 (from 0.57% to 0.39%).
Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was −0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.59 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 0.99 percentage points in 2016 and the biggest yearly fall was 1.64 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about 0.11 percentage points a year. A straight line explains 46% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2024, Germany had the 83rd highest value of the 90 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Germany | 0.39% | 2024 |
| High income | 1.9% | 2025 |
Closest to Germany in the 2024 ranking
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 80th of 90: 0.68%
- Saudi Arabia — 81st of 90: 0.64%
- Moldova — 82nd of 90: 0.52%
- Sweden — 84th of 90: 0.39%
- Peru — 85th of 90: 0.17%
- Poland — 86th of 90: 0.15%
What this measures
Adolescents out of school are the percentage of lower secondary school age adolescents who are not enrolled in school.
Limitations: The administrative data used in the calculation of the rate of out-of-school children are based on enrolment at a specific date which can bias the results by either counting enrolled children who never attend school or by omitting those who enroll after the reference date for reporting enrolment data. Furthermore, children who drop out of school after the reference date are not counted as out of school. Discrepancies between enrolment and population data from different sources can also result in over- or underestimates of the rate.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 23 values
| Year | Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.3945 |
| 2023 | 0.5689 |
| 2022 | 1.42 |
| 2021 | 0.6712 |
| 2020 | 1.36 |
| 2019 | 1.35 |
| 2018 | 1.37 |
| 2017 | 1.44 |
| 2016 | 2.04 |
| 2015 | 1.05 |
| 2014 |
Adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) in nearby economies
More education data for Germany
- Primary school starting age (years) — 6 (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years) — 4 (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age (years) — 10 (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years) — 9 (2025)
- Primary education, pupils — 3.31 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils — 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers — 283,851 (2024)
- Secondary education, teachers — 618,670 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, private (% of total primary) — 5.13% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers (% female) — 87.33% (2024)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Germany's adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age)?
- 0.39% in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 2002?
- It is down 1.56 percentage points from 1.96% in 2002. The highest value was 2.28% in 2011 and the lowest 0.39% in 2024.
- How does Germany rank?
- 83rd highest of 90 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) unusual for Germany?
- In 2024, Germany's adolescents out of school (% of lower secondary school age) fell 0.17 percentage points on 2023 (from 0.57% to 0.39%). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (2003 to 2023), the average change was −0.07 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 0.59 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations below that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator SE.SEC.UNER.LO.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://databrowser.uis.unesco.org/resources, note: The data are obtained through the UIS API. Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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