School age population, upper secondary education, male in Germany

Germany: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 1.30 million number in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
1.30 million number
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
25th
of 205 countries
All-time high
2.06 million number
in 1982
All-time low
1.27 million number
in 2012
Years of data
51
1970–2020

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Germany, 1970–2020

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2020, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Germany stood at 1.30 million number.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Germany peaked at 2.06 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 1.27 million number, in 2012.

That places Germany 25th 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.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in Germany, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in Germany, 1970 to 2020.
Year number Change
1970 1.60 million number
1971 1.63 million number +2.3%
1972 1.67 million number +2.3%
1973 1.71 million number +2.1%
1974 1.74 million number +1.9%
1975 1.77 million number +2.0%
1976 1.81 million number +2.2%
1977 1.87 million number +3.2%
1978 1.93 million number +3.1%
1979 1.98 million number +2.8%
1980 2.02 million number +2.3%
1981 2.06 million number +1.6%
1982 2.06 million number +0.0%
1983 2.05 million number -0.6%
1984 2.03 million number -0.8%
1985 2.00 million number -1.5%
1986 1.94 million number -3.0%
1987 1.84 million number -5.1%
1988 1.71 million number -6.9%
1989 1.57 million number -8.2%
1990 1.44 million number -8.3%
1991 1.34 million number -7.0%
1992 1.30 million number -3.1%
1993 1.29 million number -0.7%
1994 1.29 million number +0.1%
1995 1.29 million number +0.1%
1996 1.30 million number +0.5%
1997 1.32 million number +1.4%
1998 1.34 million number +1.6%
1999 1.36 million number +1.6%
2000 1.38 million number +1.5%
2001 1.40 million number +1.4%
2002 1.42 million number +1.6%
2003 1.44 million number +1.4%
2004 1.46 million number +1.1%
2005 1.46 million number +0.4%
2006 1.45 million number -0.7%
2007 1.43 million number -1.3%
2008 1.40 million number -2.5%
2009 1.35 million number -3.2%
2010 1.31 million number -3.4%
2011 1.27 million number -2.8%
2012 1.27 million number -0.2%
2013 1.28 million number +0.8%
2014 1.29 million number +1.2%
2015 1.30 million number +0.9%
2016 1.31 million number +0.4%
2017 1.31 million number +0.2%
2018 1.31 million number -0.3%
2019 1.30 million number -0.5%
2020 1.30 million number -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 1.77 million number 1.60 million number 1.98 million number 10
1980s 1.93 million number 1.57 million number 2.06 million number 10
1990s 1.33 million number 1.29 million number 1.44 million number 10
2000s 1.42 million number 1.35 million number 1.46 million number 10
2010s 1.30 million number 1.27 million number 1.31 million number 10
2020s 1.30 million number 1.30 million number 1.30 million number 1

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 22 Russian Federation 1.43 million number compare
  2. 23 Afghanistan 1.43 million number compare
  3. 24 Thailand 1.34 million number compare
  4. 26 France 1.28 million number compare
  5. 27 Iraq 1.28 million number compare
  6. 28 Ghana 1.27 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Germany?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Germany was 1.30 million number in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 2.06 million number in 1982.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 1.27 million number in 2012.
How does Germany rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
Germany ranks 25th out of 205 countries with data for 2020.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.