Enrolment in secondary education, female in Germany

Germany: Enrolment in secondary education, female was 3.24 million number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
3.24 million number
Change on year
down 1.3%
World rank
15th
of 203 countries
All-time high
4.09 million number
in 2002
All-time low
3.24 million number
in 2018
Years of data
27
1992–2018

Enrolment in secondary education, female in Germany, 1992–2018

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M1992200520181992: 3.6M number1993: 3.8M number1994: 3.9M number1995: 3.9M number1996: 4.0M number1997: 4.0M number1998: 3.9M number1999: 3.9M number2000: 4.0M number2001: 4.1M number2002: 4.1M number2003: 4.1M number2004: 4.0M number2005: 4.0M number2006: 3.9M number2007: 3.8M number2008: 3.8M number2009: 3.7M number2010: 3.6M number2011: 3.6M number2012: 3.5M number2013: 3.5M number2014: 3.4M number2015: 3.4M number2016: 3.3M number2017: 3.3M number2018: 3.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, female in Germany is 3.24 million number, measured in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, female in Germany peaked at 4.09 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 3.24 million number, in 2018.

Germany ranks 15th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, female in Germany, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, female (number) in Germany, 1992 to 2018.
Year number Change
1992 3.61 million number
1993 3.79 million number +5.1%
1994 3.87 million number +2.0%
1995 3.91 million number +1.1%
1996 3.97 million number +1.5%
1997 4.04 million number +1.7%
1998 3.89 million number -3.6%
1999 3.95 million number +1.5%
2000 4.02 million number +1.7%
2001 4.06 million number +1.0%
2002 4.09 million number +0.9%
2003 4.08 million number -0.4%
2004 4.04 million number -0.8%
2005 3.98 million number -1.5%
2006 3.94 million number -1.2%
2007 3.84 million number -2.3%
2008 3.80 million number -1.0%
2009 3.67 million number -3.4%
2010 3.64 million number -0.9%
2011 3.57 million number -1.9%
2012 3.50 million number -2.0%
2013 3.46 million number -1.3%
2014 3.41 million number -1.3%
2015 3.36 million number -1.4%
2016 3.33 million number -0.9%
2017 3.29 million number -1.4%
2018 3.24 million number -1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.88 million number 3.61 million number 4.04 million number 8
2000s 3.95 million number 3.67 million number 4.09 million number 10
2010s 3.42 million number 3.24 million number 3.64 million number 9

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 12 Nigeria 4.80 million number compare
  2. 13 Egypt 4.55 million number compare
  3. 14 Japan 3.41 million number compare
  4. 16 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.06 million number compare
  5. 17 France 2.99 million number compare
  6. 18 Thailand 2.88 million number compare

See the full ranking of 248 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, female in Germany?
Enrolment in secondary education, female in Germany was 3.24 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 4.09 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, female recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 3.24 million number in 2018.
How does Germany rank for enrolment in secondary education, female?
Germany ranks 15th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in secondary education, female rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Germany data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
248 places, 8,239 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of female students enrolled at public and private secondary education institutions regardless of age.