School age population, early childhood educational development in Germany
Germany: School age population, early childhood educational development was 2.22 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in Germany, 2013β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
Germany recorded 2.22 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in Germany peaked at 2.38 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.02 million, in 2013.
Germany ranks 13th of 102 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.20 million | 2.02 million | 2.38 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.32 million | 2.22 million | 2.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.4% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 13.9% (2025)
- Lower secondary school starting age 10 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 283,851 (2024)
- Fertility rate vs mean years of schooling 1.45 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 103.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in Germany?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in Germany was 2.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.38 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2013.
- How does Germany rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- Germany ranks 13th out of 102 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release