School age population, early childhood educational development in Germany

Germany: School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.19 million number in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
1.19 million number
Change on year
up 3.0%
World rank
11th
of 92 countries
All-time high
1.19 million number
in 2020
All-time low
990,541 number
in 2013
Years of data
8
2013–2020

School age population, early childhood educational development in Germany, 2013–2020

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M2013201620202013: 990.5k number2014: 992.9k number2015: 1.0M number2016: 1.0M number2017: 1.1M number2018: 1.1M number2019: 1.2M number2020: 1.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Germany recorded 1.19 million number for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2020. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.

Germany ranks 11th of 92 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

School age population, early childhood educational development in Germany, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in Germany, 2013 to 2020.
Year number Change
2013 990,541 number
2014 992,937 number +0.2%
2015 1.01 million number +1.5%
2016 1.03 million number +2.3%
2017 1.07 million number +3.5%
2018 1.11 million number +3.9%
2019 1.15 million number +4.0%
2020 1.19 million number +3.0%

Germany compared with similar countries

  • Germany's 1.19 million number is above the median for high income countries, which is 78,335 number, 15.2× the median. (40 countries reporting)
  • Germany's 1.19 million number is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 58,337 number, 20.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1.05 million number 990,541 number 1.15 million number 7
2020s 1.19 million number 1.19 million number 1.19 million number 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 8 Turkey 1.31 million number compare
  2. 9 Ghana 1.22 million number compare
  3. 10 Yemen 1.21 million number compare
  4. 12 Argentina 1.10 million number compare
  5. 13 Colombia 1.10 million number compare
  6. 14 Morocco 1.01 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Germany?
School age population, early childhood educational development in Germany was 1.19 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 990,541 number in 2013.
How does Germany rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
Germany ranks 11th out of 92 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. 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 educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
131 places, 2,087 data points, 1972–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood educational development education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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/