Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Germany

Germany: Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male was 12.3% in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
12.3%
Change on year
up 26.7%
World rank
100th
of 142 countries
All-time high
12.3%
in 2018
All-time low
5.7%
in 2008
Years of data
17
2002–2018

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Germany, 2002–2018

02.557.51012.52002201020182002: 7.7 %2003: 8.7 %2004: 8.8 %2005: 7 %2006: 6.3 %2007: 5.8 %2008: 5.7 %2009: 7.9 %2010: 8.4 %2011: 6.1 %2012: 10.1 %2013: 10.7 %2014: 10.3 %2015: 10.9 %2016: 11.1 %2017: 9.7 %2018: 12.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Measured in %.

Analysis

Germany recorded 12.3% for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in 2018. That is the highest value across all 17 years on record.

That represents a change of up 26.7% on the previous year and up 114.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Germany peaked at 12.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 2008.

Germany ranks 100th of 142 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.

Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%) in Germany, 2002 to 2018.
Year % Change
2002 7.7%
2003 8.7% +13.7%
2004 8.8% +0.2%
2005 7.0% -20.4%
2006 6.3% -9.8%
2007 5.8% -8.1%
2008 5.7% -1.0%
2009 7.9% +38.3%
2010 8.4% +5.5%
2011 6.1% -26.8%
2012 10.1% +64.9%
2013 10.7% +5.9%
2014 10.3% -3.7%
2015 10.9% +6.0%
2016 11.1% +1.8%
2017 9.7% -12.8%
2018 12.3% +26.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.2% 5.7% 8.8% 8
2010s 9.9% 6.1% 12.3% 9

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 97 Antigua and Barbuda 13.7% compare
  2. 98 Serbia 13.6% compare
  3. 99 Hungary 12.4% compare
  4. 101 Malta 11.8% compare
  5. 102 Aruba 11.3% compare
  6. 103 Denmark 11.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Germany?
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male in Germany was 12.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/).
What is the highest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 12.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 2008.
How does Germany rank for out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male?
Germany ranks 100th out of 142 countries with data for 2018.
Is out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 114.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/), published as part of Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Out-of-school rate for youth of upper secondary school age, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
187 places, 2,983 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Number of males of official upper secondary school age who are not enrolled in upper secondary school expressed as a percentage of the male population of official upper secondary school age.