Germany: School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2020, Germany's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00063 on 2019 (from 1.01 to 1.01).

Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2019), the average change was −0.0000374 and a typical year strayed about 0.00386 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 0.00465 in 2018 and the biggest yearly fall was 0.02 in 1993. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2011 to 2020 the straight-line trend is upward, about 0.00176 a year. A straight line explains 91% 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 2020, Germany had the 16th highest value of the 73 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.

Closest to Germany in the 2020 ranking

• United Arab Emirates — 13th of 73: 1.01
• Mexico — 14th of 73: 1.01
• Iceland — 15th of 73: 1.01
• Greece — 17th of 73: 1.01
• Argentina — 18th of 73: 1.01
• Brunei Darussalam — 19th of 73: 1

What this measures

Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.

All 29 values

School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) in nearby economies

• Albania — 1.02 (2021)
• Armenia — 1.01 (2021)
• Austria — 0.99 (2020)
• Azerbaijan — 1.01 (2021)
• Belarus — 1 (2021)
• Belgium — 1.01 (2020)
• Bulgaria — 0.99 (2020)
• Croatia — 1 (2020)
• Cyprus — 0.99 (2020)
• Czechia

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)

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Questions people ask

What is Germany's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI)?

1.01 in 2020, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1992?

It is down 0.16% from 1.01 in 1992. The highest value was 1.01 in 1992 and the lowest 0.99 in 1998.

How does Germany rank?

16th highest of 73 economies with data for 2020.

Is the latest change in school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) unusual for Germany?

In 2020, Germany's school enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index (GPI) fell 0.00063 on 2019 (from 1.01 to 1.01). Across the 27 yearly changes before that (1993 to 2019), the average change was −0.0000374 and a typical year strayed about 0.00386 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.ENR.PRIM.FM.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Stat Bulk Data Download Service, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), uri: https://uis.unesco.org/bdds, publisher: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) 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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