Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany

Germany: Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education was 93.3% in 2018. ▬ Flat

Latest (2018)
93.3%
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
70th
of 99 countries
All-time high
93.3%
in 2018
All-time low
90.5%
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany, 2013–2018

0204060801002013201520182013: 90.5 %2014: 90.6 %2015: 90.9 %2016: 91.5 %2017: 92.5 %2018: 93.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany is 93.3%, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Germany ranks 70th of 99 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Germany, 2013 to 2018.
Year % Change
2013 90.5%
2014 90.6% +0.1%
2015 90.9% +0.3%
2016 91.5% +0.6%
2017 92.5% +1.2%
2018 93.3% +0.8%

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 69 Iceland 98.9% compare
  2. 71 Belgium 92.9% compare
  3. 72 Syria 85.9%
  4. 73 New Zealand 83.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany?
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education in Germany was 93.3% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 93.3% in 2018.
What is the lowest share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 2013.
How does Germany rank for share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education?
Germany ranks 70th out of 99 countries with data for 2018.
Is share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of all students in post-secondary non-tertiary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
99 places, 1,232 data points, 1998–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of students enrolled in vocational programmes at the post-secondary non-tertiary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the post-secondary non-tertiary level. Vocational education is designed for learners to acquire the knowledge, skills and competencies specific to a particular occupation or trade or class of occupations or trades. Vocational education may have work-based components (e.g. apprenticeships). Successful completion of such programmes leads to labour-market relevant vocational qualifications acknowledged as occupationally-oriented by the relevant national authorities and/or the labour market.