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Education & training

Germany · 25 indicators

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Education & training

Germany — Education expenditure

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Total spending on education as % of GDP; measures the national effort for schools and universities.
5.2% GDP
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Education Spending

Primary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Public spending on education
5.2% GDP
2022
Source: World Bank· Data 2022
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Student/Teacher Ratio

Primary school student–teacher ratio
12.3ratio
2017
Source: World Bank· Data 2017
Upd. 10/2026
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Germany — Tertiary Attainment

Share of 25-34 year-olds with a tertiary degree; measures the qualification level of the young generation.
40.9%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Early school leaving

Share of 18-24 year-olds who left school without an upper-secondary qualification; lower is better.
13.1%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — PISA scores

Average pupil score on the international PISA tests (reading, maths, science); allows education systems to be compared.
500score
2018
Source: World Bank· Data 2018
Upd. 06/2024
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Germany — Student-teacher ratio

Average number of pupils per teacher; a lower ratio means better supervision.
12.3ratio
2017
Source: World Bank· Data 2017
Upd. 10/2026
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Germany — Tertiary enrolment

Number of students enrolled in higher education; tracks the expansion of universities.
76.71​
2024
Source: World Bank· Data 2024
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Graduate employment

Share of graduates employed soon after leaving education; measures entry into the job market.
88.6%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Spending per student

Average spending per pupil or student, in euros; measures resources allocated per learner.
12.2KEUR
2022
Source: Eurostat· Data 2022
Upd. 07/2025 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Tertiary attainment 25-34

Share of 25-34 year-olds with tertiary education (ISCED 5-8) — EU 2030 ≥45% target reference.
40.9%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Tertiary attainment 25-34 — female

Female-only share of 25-34 with tertiary education — gender gap in higher-ed attainment.
44.1%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Tertiary attainment 25-34 — male

Male-only share of 25-34 with tertiary education — companion to the female series.
38%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
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Germany — Adult learning participation

Share of 25-64 year-olds in formal or non-formal education in the past 4 weeks — lifelong-learning headline.
9.3%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Recent graduates employment

Employment rate of 20-34 who finished education ≥ ISCED 3 in the last 1-3 years — value of the diploma.
88.6%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Recent tertiary graduates employment

Same as the broader metric but for tertiary-only graduates (ISCED 5-8).
90.3%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Pupil-teacher ratio — primary

Number of pupils per teacher at primary level (ISCED 1) — class-size proxy.
15.2ratio
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 08/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Pupil-teacher ratio — lower secondary

Number of pupils per teacher at lower-secondary level (ISCED 2) — collège-level class-size proxy.
12.9ratio
2024
Source: Eurostat· Data 2024
Upd. 08/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Public spending per pupil — primary

Annual public expenditure per pupil at primary level (EUR, public institutions).
9.1KEUR
2023
Source: Eurostat· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Public spending per pupil — lower secondary

Annual public expenditure per pupil at lower-secondary level (EUR).
11.6KEUR
2023
Source: Eurostat· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Public spending per pupil — tertiary

Annual public expenditure per student at tertiary level (ISCED 5-8, EUR).
19.2KEUR
2023
Source: Eurostat· Data 2023
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Childcare under 3 — full-time

Share of children under 3 in formal childcare ≥30 hours/week — early-childhood enrollment headline.
16.3%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Childcare under 3 — part-time

Share of children under 3 in formal childcare 1-29 hours/week — companion to the full-time figure.
9.9%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Digital skills — at least basic

Share of 16-74 with at least basic digital skills (DigComp framework) — EU 2030 ≥80% target reference.
59.6%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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Germany — Digital skills — above basic

Stricter cut of digital skills — share with above-basic level in all five DigComp components.
24.2%
2025
Source: Eurostat· Data 2025
Upd. 04/2026 · Y-axis truncated
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