Germany vs OECD members: School age population, tertiary education, both sexes

Germany
4.45 million number
in 2018
OECD members
86.18 million number
in 2019
Germany rank
23rd
OECD members rank
20th

School age population, tertiary education, both sexes over time

  • Germany
  • OECD members
020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M197019942019

How they compare

OECD members currently reports 86.18 million number against 4.45 million number in Germany, a difference of 81.73 million number.

That makes OECD members's figure about 19.4 times Germany's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, OECD members has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 23rd and OECD members ranks 20th of 203 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany OECD members Difference Ahead
1970s 5.32 million number 81.61 million number 76.29 million number OECD members
1980s 6.47 million number 89.50 million number 83.02 million number OECD members
1990s 5.12 million number 88.41 million number 83.29 million number OECD members
2000s 4.67 million number 87.83 million number 83.16 million number OECD members
2010s 4.53 million number 87.92 million number 83.39 million number OECD members

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, tertiary education, both sexes, Germany or OECD members?
OECD members, at 86.18 million number against 4.45 million number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, tertiary education, both sexes between Germany and OECD members?
81.73 million number, with OECD members ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and OECD members?
49 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2018.
How do Germany and OECD members rank globally for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
Germany ranks 23rd and OECD members ranks 20th of 203 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, tertiary 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 11,591 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

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