Europe & Central Asia vs Germany: School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia
32.19 million number
in 2019
Germany
2.49 million number
in 2020
Europe & Central Asia rank
28th
Germany rank
29th

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes over time

  • Europe & Central Asia
  • Germany
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia currently reports 32.19 million number against 2.49 million number in Germany, a difference of 29.70 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia's figure about 12.9 times Germany's.

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

Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th and Germany ranks 29th 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 39.79 million number 3.46 million number 36.33 million number Europe & Central Asia
1980s 39.99 million number 3.75 million number 36.23 million number Europe & Central Asia
1990s 38.29 million number 2.60 million number 35.69 million number Europe & Central Asia
2000s 36.51 million number 2.78 million number 33.73 million number Europe & Central Asia
2010s 33.28 million number 2.51 million number 30.76 million number Europe & Central Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes, Europe & Central Asia or Germany?
Europe & Central Asia, at 32.19 million number against 2.49 million number in Germany as of 2019.
What is the difference in school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia and Germany?
29.70 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, upper secondary education, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 28th and Germany ranks 29th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, upper secondary 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (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

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