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Population of compulsory school age, female in Germany

Germany: Population of compulsory school age, female was 4.84 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
4.84 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
22nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
5.78 million number
in 1999
All-time low
4.82 million number
in 2018
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Population of compulsory school age, female in Germany, 1998–2020

02.0M4.0M6.0M1998200920201998: 5.8M number1999: 5.8M number2000: 5.8M number2001: 5.7M number2002: 5.7M number2003: 5.6M number2004: 5.6M number2005: 5.5M number2006: 5.4M number2007: 5.4M number2008: 5.3M number2009: 5.1M number2010: 5.1M number2011: 5.0M number2012: 4.9M number2013: 4.9M number2014: 4.9M number2015: 4.9M number2016: 4.8M number2017: 4.8M number2018: 4.8M number2019: 4.8M number2020: 4.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, population of compulsory school age, female in Germany stood at 4.84 million number.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, female in Germany peaked at 5.78 million number in 1999 and was at its lowest, 4.82 million number, in 2018.

That places Germany 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 5.78 million number 5.77 million number 5.78 million number 2
2000s 5.51 million number 5.15 million number 5.76 million number 10
2010s 4.89 million number 4.82 million number 5.05 million number 10
2020s 4.84 million number 4.84 million number 4.84 million number 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 19 Tanzania 5.31 million number compare
  2. 20 Argentina 4.98 million number compare
  3. 21 South Africa 4.87 million number compare
  4. 23 Colombia 4.57 million number compare
  5. 24 Uganda 4.54 million number compare
  6. 25 Afghanistan 4.54 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, female in Germany?
Population of compulsory school age, female in Germany was 4.84 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 5.78 million number in 1999.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, female recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 4.82 million number in 2018.
How does Germany rank for population of compulsory school age, female?
Germany ranks 22nd out of 186 countries with data for 2020.
Is population of compulsory school age, female rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. 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, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed

Population of female children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.