Germany vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes

Germany
742,357 number
in 2020
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
8.09 million number
in 2019
Germany rank
33rd
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank
33rd

School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes over time

  • Germany
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan currently reports 8.09 million number against 742,357 number in Germany, a difference of 7.35 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan's figure about 10.9 times Germany's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd of 204 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan Difference Ahead
1970s 1.27 million number 3.97 million number 2.70 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1980s 865,057 number 5.30 million number 4.43 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
1990s 889,196 number 7.31 million number 6.42 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2000s 829,100 number 7.64 million number 6.81 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
2010s 734,595 number 7.57 million number 6.83 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes, Germany or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, at 8.09 million number against 742,357 number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes between Germany and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
7.35 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Germany and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank globally for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
Germany ranks 33rd and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.