France vs Germany: School age population, lower secondary education, female

France
1.63 million number
in 2019
Germany
2.21 million number
in 2020
France rank
21st
Germany rank
18th

School age population, lower secondary education, female over time

  • France
  • Germany
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How they compare

Germany currently reports 2.21 million number against 1.63 million number in France, a difference of 575,380 number.

That makes Germany's figure about 1.4 times France's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Germany has been ahead every year.

France ranks 21st and Germany ranks 18th of 205 countries.

Germany has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade France Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 1.66 million number 3.63 million number 1.96 million number Germany
1980s 1.65 million number 3.02 million number 1.37 million number Germany
1990s 1.49 million number 2.53 million number 1.04 million number Germany
2000s 1.55 million number 2.57 million number 1.02 million number Germany
2010s 1.60 million number 2.27 million number 671,401 number Germany

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, female, France or Germany?
Germany, at 2.21 million number against 1.63 million number in France as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, female between France and Germany?
575,380 number, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do France and Germany rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, female?
France ranks 21st and Germany ranks 18th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.