Germany vs Zimbabwe: School age population, primary education, female

Germany
1.44 million number
in 2020
Zimbabwe
1.47 million number
in 2020
Germany rank
49th
Zimbabwe rank
48th

School age population, primary education, female over time

  • Germany
  • Zimbabwe
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M197019952020

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 1.47 million number against 1.44 million number in Germany, a difference of 26,780 number.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 51 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 206 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 5 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 2.42 million number 620,082 number 1.80 million number Germany
1980s 1.61 million number 897,122 number 715,940 number Germany
1990s 1.74 million number 1.13 million number 607,545 number Germany
2000s 1.58 million number 1.13 million number 441,693 number Germany
2010s 1.40 million number 1.27 million number 126,950 number Germany
2020s 1.44 million number 1.47 million number 26,780 number Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, female, Germany or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 1.47 million number against 1.44 million number in Germany as of 2020.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, female between Germany and Zimbabwe?
26,780 number, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Zimbabwe?
51 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
How do Germany and Zimbabwe rank globally for school age population, primary education, female?
Germany ranks 49th and Zimbabwe ranks 48th of 206 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, female (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
School age population, primary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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