Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Germany

Germany: Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 885,609 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
885,609 number
Change on year
up 3.4%
World rank
4th
of 66 countries
All-time high
885,609 number
in 2018
All-time low
677,874 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Germany, 2013–2018

0200.0k400.0k600.0k800.0k2013201520182013: 677.9k number2014: 745.8k number2015: 783.5k number2016: 821.1k number2017: 856.8k number2018: 885.6k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Germany recorded 885,609 number for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 30.6% over ten years.

That places Germany 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number) in Germany, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 677,874 number
2014 745,836 number +10.0%
2015 783,542 number +5.1%
2016 821,091 number +4.8%
2017 856,804 number +4.3%
2018 885,609 number +3.4%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 885,609 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 26,039 number, 34.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 885,609 number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 26,039 number, 34.0× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 1 Indonesia 8.06 million number compare
  2. 2 Brazil 3.59 million number compare
  3. 3 Russia 1.09 million number compare
  4. 5 Thailand 792,446 number compare
  5. 6 Vietnam 757,959 number compare
  6. 7 South Korea 725,876 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Germany?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in Germany was 885,609 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 885,609 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 677,874 number in 2013.
How does Germany rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
Germany ranks 4th out of 66 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
106 places, 1,146 data points, 1997–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of children enrolled in early childhood educational development institutions (ISCED 0.1) 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.