School age population, upper secondary education, female in Germany
Germany: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.12 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Germany, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, female in Germany is 1.12 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Germany peaked at 1.42 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 1.11 million, in 2022.
Germany ranks 34th of 220 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.37 million | 1.31 million | 1.42 million | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.18 million | 1.15 million | 1.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.12 million | 1.11 million | 1.12 million | 5 |
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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, upper secondary education, female in Germany?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Germany was 1.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.11 million in 2022.
- How does Germany rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Germany ranks 34th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. 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, upper secondary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release