School age population, early childhood education, female in Germany

Germany: School age population, early childhood education, female was 2.31 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.31 million number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
18th
of 199 countries
All-time high
2.31 million number
in 2020
All-time low
1.00 million number
in 2012
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, early childhood education, female in Germany, 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M1998200920201998: 1.2M number1999: 1.2M number2000: 1.2M number2001: 1.1M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.1M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.1M number2006: 1.1M number2007: 1.1M number2008: 1.1M number2009: 1.0M number2010: 1.0M number2011: 1.0M number2012: 1.0M number2013: 2.0M number2014: 2.0M number2015: 2.0M number2016: 2.0M number2017: 2.1M number2018: 2.2M number2019: 2.2M number2020: 2.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Germany recorded 2.31 million number for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2020. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 127.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in Germany peaked at 2.31 million number in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.00 million number, in 2012.

Germany ranks 18th of 199 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.19 million number 1.17 million number 1.21 million number 2
2000s 1.11 million number 1.03 million number 1.15 million number 10
2010s 1.76 million number 1.00 million number 2.24 million number 10
2020s 2.31 million number 2.31 million number 2.31 million number 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 15 Türkiye 3.32 million number compare
  2. 16 Egypt 2.45 million number compare
  3. 17 Yemen 2.39 million number compare
  4. 19 Myanmar 2.24 million number compare
  5. 20 Argentina 2.20 million number compare
  6. 21 Uganda 2.20 million number compare

See the full ranking of 239 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in Germany?
School age population, early childhood education, female in Germany was 2.31 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1.00 million number in 2012.
How does Germany rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
Germany ranks 18th out of 199 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 127.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/