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

Latest (2020)
1.27 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
11th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1.42 million number
in 2008
All-time low
1.25 million number
in 2015
Years of data
23
1998–2020

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female in Germany, 1998–2020

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200920201998: 1.3M number1999: 1.3M number2000: 1.3M number2001: 1.3M number2002: 1.3M number2003: 1.4M number2004: 1.4M number2005: 1.4M number2006: 1.4M number2007: 1.4M number2008: 1.4M number2009: 1.4M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.3M number2012: 1.3M number2013: 1.3M number2014: 1.3M number2015: 1.2M number2016: 1.3M number2017: 1.3M number2018: 1.3M number2019: 1.3M number2020: 1.3M number

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

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number) in Germany, 1998 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 8 Brazil 1.68 million number compare
  2. 9 Egypt 1.65 million number compare
  3. 10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.36 million number compare
  4. 12 Ethiopia 1.20 million number compare
  5. 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.14 million number compare
  6. 14 Algeria 1.14 million number compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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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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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 4,244 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.