School age population, upper secondary education, female in Germany
Germany: School age population, upper secondary education, female was 1.19 million number in 2020. βΌ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, female in Germany, 1970β2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Germany recorded 1.19 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, female in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, female in Germany peaked at 1.94 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.19 million number, in 2020.
That places Germany 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2020, putting it 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 | 1.68 million number | 1.53 million number | 1.87 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.83 million number | 1.50 million number | 1.94 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.27 million number | 1.23 million number | 1.38 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.36 million number | 1.29 million number | 1.40 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.22 million number | 1.20 million number | 1.25 million number | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 million number | 1.19 million number | 1.19 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, upper secondary education, female in Germany?
- School age population, upper secondary education, female in Germany was 1.19 million number in 2020, 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 1.94 million number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, female recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.19 million number in 2020.
- How does Germany rank for school age population, upper secondary education, female?
- Germany ranks 30th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, female rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. 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
Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.