Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany

Germany: Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in was 53.1% in 2017. ▼ Falling

Latest (2017)
53.1%
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
30th
of 155 countries
All-time high
69.2%
in 1999
All-time low
53.1%
in 2017
Years of data
20
1998–2017

Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany, 1998–2017

02040601998200720171998: 69 %1999: 69.2 %2000: 68.6 %2001: 68.8 %2002: 68.4 %2003: 67.8 %2004: 66.9 %2005: 65.5 %2006: 64.9 %2007: 63 %2008: 63.1 %2009: 60.5 %2010: 58.6 %2011: 55.8 %2012: 55.6 %2013: 54.6 %2014: 54.8 %2015: 53.9 %2016: 53.5 %2017: 53.1 %

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

Analysis

In 2017, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany stood at 53.1%. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 15.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany peaked at 69.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 53.1%, in 2017.

That places Germany 30th out of 155 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%) in Germany, 1998 to 2017.
Year % Change
1998 69.0%
1999 69.2% +0.2%
2000 68.6% -0.9%
2001 68.8% +0.3%
2002 68.4% -0.5%
2003 67.8% -0.9%
2004 66.9% -1.3%
2005 65.5% -2.1%
2006 64.9% -1.0%
2007 63.0% -2.8%
2008 63.1% +0.1%
2009 60.5% -4.2%
2010 58.6% -3.2%
2011 55.8% -4.7%
2012 55.6% -0.3%
2013 54.6% -1.8%
2014 54.8% +0.3%
2015 53.9% -1.6%
2016 53.5% -0.8%
2017 53.1% -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 69.1% 69.0% 69.2% 2
2000s 65.7% 60.5% 68.8% 10
2010s 55.0% 53.1% 58.6% 8

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany?
Share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in in Germany was 53.1% in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/). Data as of March 2020.
What is the highest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 1999.
What is the lowest share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 53.1% in 2017.
How does Germany rank for share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in?
Germany ranks 30th out of 155 countries with data for 2017.
Is share of male students in upper secondary education enrolled in rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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 male students in upper secondary education enrolled in vocational programmes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of male students in upper 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
200 places, 3,314 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in vocational programmes at the upper secondary education level, expressed as a percentage of the total number of male students enrolled in all programmes (vocational and general) at the upper 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.