Primary completion rate — all countries

Primary completion rate — Germany

Primary completion rate in Germany in 2024 — 96.84%. Ranked 50 in the world out of 111. Since 2001, the indicator has fallen by 10.28 pp.

2024 96.84% −2.45 pp vs 2023
World rank 50of 111
Period maximum 107.11%2001
Period minimum 96.84%2024

Trend over time

2001–2024 · % of the age group

Primary completion rate — Germany, 2001–2024951001051102001200420072010201320162019202220242001: 107.11%2002: 103.54%2003: 102%2004: 103.01%2005: 101.01%2006: 99.33%2007: 101.8%2008: 102.6%2009: 103.73%2010: 101.37%2011: 103.57%2012: 101.79%2013: 102%2014: 99.49%2015: 102.09%2016: 99.7%2017: 97.57%2018: 98.59%2019: 99.63%2020: 98.38%2021: 100.97%2022: 97.76%2023: 99.28%2024: 96.84%
Change over the period: −10.28 pp Annual average: -0.45 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Germany

Germany 96.84%
World 88.02%
Primary completion rate — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 96.84 −2.45 pp
2023 99.28 +1.53 pp
2022 97.76 −3.22 pp
2021 100.97 +2.59 pp
2020 98.38 −1.25 pp
2019 99.63 +1.04 pp
2018 98.59 +1.02 pp
2017 97.57 −2.12 pp
2016 99.7 −2.4 pp
2015 102.09 +2.6 pp
2014 99.49 −2.51 pp
2013 102 +0.21 pp
2012 101.79 −1.79 pp
2011 103.57 +2.21 pp
2010 101.37 −2.36 pp
2009 103.73 +1.13 pp
2008 102.6 +0.8 pp
2007 101.8 +2.47 pp
2006 99.33 −1.69 pp
2005 101.01 −1.99 pp
2004 103.01 +1 pp
2003 102 −1.54 pp
2002 103.54 −3.57 pp
2001 107.11

Western Europe, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The number of pupils in the last grade of primary school as a percentage of the population of the corresponding age. The indicator adds dropout to the picture that enrollment gives: almost everyone can enroll, while noticeably fewer make it to the end. Values above one hundred percent are not an error but a consequence of repetition and late entry: children older than the official age end up in the final grade.

Important: It can exceed 100% because of repeaters and of pupils older than the official age — a property of the methodology, not a sign of universal coverage. The aggregate is weighted by the number of children, not by total population.

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), license CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO.