School age population, primary education, male in Germany
Germany: School age population, primary education, male was 1.54 million number in 2020. βΌ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in Germany, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2020, school age population, primary education, male in Germany stood at 1.54 million number.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Germany peaked at 2.67 million number in 1973 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million number, in 2016.
Germany ranks 48th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.55 million number | 2.22 million number | 2.67 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.69 million number | 1.59 million number | 2.03 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.83 million number | 1.69 million number | 1.90 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.65 million number | 1.56 million number | 1.78 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million number | 1.45 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.54 million number | 1.54 million number | 1.54 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)
- School enrollment, primary 102.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0034 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Germany?
- School age population, primary education, male in Germany was 1.54 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 2.67 million number in 1973.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million number in 2016.
- How does Germany rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Germany ranks 48th out of 206 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. 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, 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 primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.