Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Germany
Germany: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 386,612 number in 2020. ▼ Falling
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Germany, 1970–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Germany is 386,612 number, measured in 2020.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Germany peaked at 667,155 number in 1972 and was at its lowest, 356,086 number, in 2016.
That places Germany 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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, male in Germany, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 660,418 number | — |
| 1971 | 666,276 number | +0.9% |
| 1972 | 667,155 number | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 662,485 number | -0.7% |
| 1974 | 652,277 number | -1.5% |
| 1975 | 636,463 number | -2.4% |
| 1976 | 615,559 number | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 584,372 number | -5.1% |
| 1978 | 541,508 number | -7.3% |
| 1979 | 493,773 number | -8.8% |
| 1980 | 448,046 number | -9.3% |
| 1981 | 413,215 number | -7.8% |
| 1982 | 392,474 number | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 385,708 number | -1.7% |
| 1984 | 388,243 number | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 395,449 number | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 399,986 number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 405,374 number | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 413,083 number | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 422,339 number | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 432,470 number | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 442,737 number | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 453,156 number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 461,608 number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 467,815 number | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 471,331 number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 472,163 number | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 466,147 number | -1.3% |
| 1998 | 454,256 number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 439,513 number | -3.2% |
| 2000 | 424,984 number | -3.3% |
| 2001 | 414,600 number | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 407,790 number | -1.6% |
| 2003 | 405,408 number | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 405,401 number | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 405,473 number | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 402,480 number | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 396,255 number | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 387,837 number | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 378,570 number | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 369,825 number | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 363,369 number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 360,712 number | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 358,716 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 357,355 number | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 356,533 number | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 356,086 number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 361,458 number | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 368,715 number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 377,292 number | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 386,612 number | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 618,029 number | 493,773 number | 667,155 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 406,392 number | 385,708 number | 448,046 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 456,120 number | 432,470 number | 472,163 number | 10 |
| 2000s | 402,880 number | 378,570 number | 424,984 number | 10 |
| 2010s | 363,006 number | 356,086 number | 377,292 number | 10 |
| 2020s | 386,612 number | 386,612 number | 386,612 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, male in Germany?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in Germany was 386,612 number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 667,155 number in 1972.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 356,086 number in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- Germany ranks 35th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Male 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.