Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Germany
Germany: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 364,003 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Germany, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Germany recorded 364,003 number for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Germany peaked at 636,107 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 336,676 number, in 2016.
Germany ranks 37th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 51 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Germany, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 628,855 number | — |
| 1971 | 635,290 number | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 636,107 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 631,365 number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 621,225 number | -1.6% |
| 1975 | 605,807 number | -2.5% |
| 1976 | 585,832 number | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 556,023 number | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 515,309 number | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 470,087 number | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 426,777 number | -9.2% |
| 1981 | 393,768 number | -7.7% |
| 1982 | 374,338 number | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 368,209 number | -1.6% |
| 1984 | 370,881 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 377,861 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 382,081 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 387,158 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 394,152 number | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 402,476 number | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 411,698 number | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 421,276 number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 430,990 number | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 439,124 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 445,312 number | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 448,992 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 450,016 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 444,182 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 432,715 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 418,515 number | -3.3% |
| 2000 | 404,536 number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 394,571 number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 388,084 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 385,825 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 385,887 number | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 386,081 number | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 383,405 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 377,410 number | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 369,318 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 360,421 number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 352,016 number | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 345,781 number | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 342,565 number | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 340,131 number | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 338,413 number | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 337,306 number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 336,676 number | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 340,929 number | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 347,229 number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 355,094 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 364,003 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 588,590 number | 470,087 number | 636,107 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 387,770 number | 368,209 number | 426,777 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 434,282 number | 411,698 number | 450,016 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 383,554 number | 360,421 number | 404,536 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 343,614 number | 336,676 number | 355,094 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 364,003 number | 364,003 number | 364,003 number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 618,670 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.27 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 6.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.31 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0396 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Germany?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in Germany was 364,003 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 636,107 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 336,676 number in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
- Germany ranks 37th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. 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 Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.