School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Germany
Germany: School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male was 16.95 years in 2018. β² Rising
School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Germany, 1992β2018
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in years.
Analysis
In 2018, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Germany stood at 16.95 years.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Germany peaked at 17.04 years in 2017 and was at its lowest, 15.18 years, in 1992.
Germany ranks 16th of 175 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.99 years | 15.18 years | 16.24 years | 6 |
| 2010s | 16.92 years | 16.85 years | 17.04 years | 6 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More gender data for Germany
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 344,036 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 363,213 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 348,332 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 367,516 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 355,306 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, male, interpolated 374,750 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, female, interpolated 376,950 (2025)
- Age population, age 03, male, interpolated 397,467 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, female, interpolated 388,530 (2025)
- Age population, age 04, male, interpolated 409,986 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Germany?
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male in Germany was 16.95 years in 2018, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 17.04 years in 2017.
- What is the lowest school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.18 years in 1992.
- How does Germany rank for school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male?
- Germany ranks 16th out of 175 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male (years). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Expected years of schooling is the number of years a child of school entrance age is expected to spend at school, or university, including years spent on repetition. It is the sum of the age-specific enrolment ratios for primary, secondary, post-secondary non-tertiary and tertiary education.