Europe & Central Asia vs Germany: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia
37.07 million number
in 2019
Germany
2.31 million number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia rank
26th
Germany rank
26th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 37.07 million number against 2.31 million number in Germany, a difference of 34.77 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 16.1 times Germany's.

Across all 50 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th and Germany ranks 26th of 45 groups.

Europe & Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia Germany Difference Ahead
1970s 41.81 million number 3.35 million number 38.47 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 41.87 million number 2.38 million number 39.49 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 40.61 million number 2.61 million number 38.01 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 33.03 million number 2.29 million number 30.74 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 35.48 million number 2.10 million number 33.39 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Germany?
Europe & Central Asia, at 37.07 million number against 2.31 million number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Germany?
34.77 million number, with Europe & Central Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Germany?
50 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2019.
How do Europe & Central Asia and Germany rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th and Germany ranks 26th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,152 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.