Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany

Germany: Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in was 3.2% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
3.2%
Change on year
up 9.9%
World rank
25th
of 77 countries
All-time high
3.2%
in 2017
All-time low
1.0%
in 2008
Years of data
14
2004–2017

Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, 2004–2017

11.522.532004201020172004: 1.1 %2005: 1.2 %2006: 1.2 %2007: 1.1 %2008: 0.996 %2009: 2.1 %2010: 2.6 %2011: 2.5 %2012: 2.2 %2013: 2.1 %2014: 2.2 %2015: 2.2 %2016: 2.9 %2017: 3.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2017, share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany stood at 3.2%. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.9% on the previous year and up 178.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 3.2% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2008.

Germany ranks 25th of 77 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Germany, 2004 to 2017.
Year % Change
2004 1.1%
2005 1.2% +4.7%
2006 1.2% -0.3%
2007 1.1% -3.4%
2008 1.0% -12.2%
2009 2.1% +110.9%
2010 2.6% +22.7%
2011 2.5% -4.1%
2012 2.2% -9.2%
2013 2.1% -5.2%
2014 2.2% +1.9%
2015 2.2% +0.4%
2016 2.9% +31.7%
2017 3.2% +9.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.3% 1.0% 2.1% 6
2010s 2.5% 2.1% 3.2% 8

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 22 Peru 3.7% compare
  2. 23 Ireland 3.6% compare
  3. 24 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3.5%
  4. 26 Estonia 2.7% compare
  5. 27 Central African Republic 2.4% compare
  6. 28 Slovakia 2.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany?
Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in in Germany was 3.2% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 3.2% in 2017.
What is the lowest share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2008.
How does Germany rank for share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in?
Germany ranks 25th out of 77 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 178.2%. 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/). Data as of March 2020, published as part of Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of female students in lower secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 1,963 data points, 1997–2018
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Total number of female students enrolled in vocational programmes at the lower secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of female students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the lower secondary 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.