Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Germany

Germany: Enrolment in early childhood education, female was 1.57 million number in 2018. β–² Rising

Latest (2018)
1.57 million number
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
9th
of 170 countries
All-time high
1.57 million number
in 2018
All-time low
1.40 million number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Germany, 2013–2018

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2013201520182013: 1.4M number2014: 1.4M number2015: 1.5M number2016: 1.5M number2017: 1.5M number2018: 1.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in early childhood education, female in Germany stood at 1.57 million number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.

Germany ranks 9th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 6 Mexico 2.53 million number compare
  2. 7 Viet Nam 2.47 million number compare
  3. 8 Bangladesh 1.79 million number compare
  4. 10 Kenya 1.57 million number
  5. 11 Thailand 1.25 million number compare
  6. 12 France 1.24 million number compare

See the full ranking of 170 places β†’

More reference data data for Germany

All data for Germany β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood education, female in Germany?
Enrolment in early childhood education, female in Germany was 1.57 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1.57 million number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood education, female recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1.40 million number in 2013.
How does Germany rank for enrolment in early childhood education, female?
Germany ranks 9th out of 170 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood education, female rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. 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, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
170 places, 2,361 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled in public and private early childhood education institutions (ISCED 0) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.