Primary school enrollment — all countries

Primary school enrollment — Germany

Primary school enrollment in Germany in 2017 — 90.1%. Ranked 97 in the world out of 137. Since 1999, the indicator has risen by 3.3 pp.

2017 90.1% −0.3 pp vs 2016
World rank 97of 137
Period maximum 90.4%2016
Period minimum 82.9%2001

Trend over time

1999–2017 · % of children of the relevant age

Primary school enrollment — Germany, 1999–201782848688909219992001200320052007200920112013201520171999: 86.9%2000: 86.5%2001: 82.9%2002: 84.7%2003: 85%2004: 86.2%2005: 87%2006: 88.3%2007: 88.7%2008: 88.3%2009: 88%2010: 88.8%2011: 88.5%2012: 88.3%2013: 87.9%2014: 87.9%2015: 89.2%2016: 90.4%2017: 90.1%
Change over the period: +3.3 pp Annual average: 0.18 pp

Comparison, 2017

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

Germany 90.1%
World 89.3%
Western Europe computed 94.5%
Primary school enrollment — Germany, by year Germany All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2017 90.1 −0.3 pp
2016 90.4 +1.2 pp
2015 89.2 +1.3 pp
2014 87.9 −0 pp
2013 87.9 −0.4 pp
2012 88.3 −0.2 pp
2011 88.5 −0.3 pp
2010 88.8 +0.8 pp
2009 88 −0.3 pp
2008 88.3 −0.4 pp
2007 88.7 +0.4 pp
2006 88.3 +1.3 pp
2005 87 +0.8 pp
2004 86.2 +1.2 pp
2003 85 +0.3 pp
2002 84.7 +1.8 pp
2001 82.9 −3.5 pp
2000 86.5 −0.4 pp
1999 86.9

Western Europe, 2017

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

About the indicator

The net primary enrollment rate — the share of children of official school age enrolled in primary school out of all children of that age. Unlike the gross ratio it cannot exceed 100%, because it leaves out pupils older or younger than the official age.

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