School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Germany
Germany: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female was 1.27 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Germany, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.27 million number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in 2020.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Germany peaked at 1.42 million number in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million number, in 2015.
Germany ranks 11th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Germany, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 1.28 million number | — |
| 1999 | 1.29 million number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 1.30 million number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.31 million number | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 1.34 million number | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million number | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.39 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.41 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million number | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.42 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.42 million number | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.41 million number | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.38 million number | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.35 million number | -2.7% |
| 2012 | 1.31 million number | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.27 million number | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million number | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 1.25 million number | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 1.25 million number | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million number | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 1.28 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.28 million number | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million number | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.28 million number | 1.28 million number | 1.29 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 1.38 million number | 1.30 million number | 1.42 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.27 million number | 1.27 million number | 1.27 million number | 1 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More education data for Germany
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 283,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
- Primary secondary enrollment completion rates, gaps filled 102.64 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Germany?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Germany was 1.27 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million number in 2008.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million number in 2015.
- How does Germany rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female?
- Germany ranks 11th out of 164 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. 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 School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.