Table 1.9.5 - BMBF's Data Portal

Table 1.9.5
First-time graduates, total and percentage of the age-specific population in Germany, by subject groups and study areas (in international demarcation)¹⁾²⁾
	First-time graduates																Percentage of first-time graduates³⁾
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Subject group	Number																Share (%)
Mathematics, natural sciences	18,599	20,597	22,915	27,197	30,653	33,351	34,646	33,538	31,665	31,635	30,001	28,080	26,261	25,645	26,956	23,839	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.7	3.1	3.4	3.5	3.3	3.1	3.2	3.0	2.8	2.7	2.7	2.8	2.5
Study area	Number																Share (%)
In general	427	513	464	285	290	323	370	421	369	437	506	503	707	951	1,356	988	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Mathematics	3,904	4,526	5,117	6,214	7,164	7,411	8,206	7,827	7,621	7,229	6,943	6,199	5,382	5,180	5,423	5,246	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6
Physics, astronomy	1,908	2,201	2,557	3,036	3,728	4,225	4,855	4,510	3,808	3,828	3,647	3,349	3,031	2,862	3,034	2,558	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Chemistry	2,801	3,242	3,272	3,945	4,770	5,104	5,157	5,417	5,044	5,425	5,196	4,857	4,764	4,393	4,772	3,873	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.4
Pharmacy	1,814	1,887	1,727	1,915	1,779	1,929	1,957	1,703	1,759	1,951	1,821	2,116	1,868	1,875	2,035	1,846	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2
Biology	5,046	5,446	6,493	7,907	8,549	9,095	8,676	8,508	7,717	7,753	7,414	7,089	6,667	6,708	6,899	6,385	0.5	0.5	0.7	0.8	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.7
Earth sciences	606	577	653	790	895	1,338	1,460	1,456	1,710	1,682	1,621	1,479	1,397	1,137	1,049	806	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Geography	2,093	2,205	2,632	3,105	3,478	3,926	3,965	3,696	3,637	3,330	2,853	2,488	2,445	2,539	2,388	2,137	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.2
Subject group	Number																Share (%)
Human medicine	11,952	12,322	13,402	14,376	15,204	15,437	15,881	16,160	16,534	17,331	17,935	19,521	20,308	20,101	22,024	20,434	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.8	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.3	2.2
Agricultural, forestry and nutritional sciences, veterinary medicine	6,063	6,107	6,270	6,903	7,205	7,263	7,662	7,456	7,158	7,008	7,442	6,978	7,148	7,087	8,064	7,786	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8
Engineering	46,554	48,952	53,381	58,262	63,140	67,259	72,858	77,431	77,049	78,018	81,300	78,552	76,133	74,016	78,729	73,144	4.7	4.9	5.4	5.9	6.4	6.8	7.3	7.7	7.6	7.9	8.3	7.9	7.8	7.7	8.1	7.7
Study area	Number																Share (%)
In general	831	1,056	1,853	2,624	3,488	6,932	9,117	10,755	4,237	4,927	5,424	5,371	5,549	5,403	6,389	5,814	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.9	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.6
Mining, metallurgy	153	169	107	121	144	173	244	303	283	233	214	206	191	175	174	153	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Mechanical engineering, process engineering	12,483	13,692	15,071	17,289	19,087	20,605	22,722	25,378	25,570	25,278	25,712	24,397	22,519	21,110	19,824	17,246	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.3	2.2	2.0	1.8
Electrical engineering	7,020	7,235	7,700	8,356	8,825	8,883	9,803	9,391	8,938	8,609	8,890	8,474	8,076	7,776	7,423	6,482	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.9	0.9	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7
Traffic engineering, nautical sciences	1,633	1,749	2,080	2,283	2,510	2,780	3,071	3,527	3,686	3,768	3,615	3,397	3,194	2,906	3,090	2,711	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.3
Architecture	5,944	5,859	5,817	6,463	6,702	5,919	5,803	5,524	5,346	5,378	5,342	4,919	5,007	5,121	5,193	5,024	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.5
Spatial planning	748	668	617	704	783	810	1,069	1,135	1,033	782	868	824	723	682	451	455	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.0
Civil engineering	4,825	4,360	4,161	3,979	4,332	4,386	4,600	4,898	5,436	5,744	6,386	6,213	6,154	5,707	5,714	5,508	0.5	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.6
Surveying	718	646	660	621	755	661	651	680	591	596	611	623	627	603	601	554	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
Business engineering specialising in engineering sciences	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,887	7,292	7,922	8,137	7,975	8,289	12,291	11,381	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9	1.3	1.2
Computer sciences	12,199	13,518	15,315	15,822	16,514	16,110	15,778	15,840	15,042	15,411	16,316	15,991	16,118	16,244	17,579	17,816	1.2	1.4	1.5	1.6	1.7	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.5	1.5	1.7	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.9
Subject group	Number																Share (%)
Other Sciences	114,602	124,030	137,349	146,805	164,934	170,678	175,317	175,223	177,463	179,803	180,421	182,034	181,590	176,305	177,359	166,895	11.5	12.4	13.8	14.8	16.7	17.3	17.7	17.5	17.4	18.1	18.3	18.4	18.6	18.3	18.3	17.6
Total	197,770	212,008	233,317	253,543	281,136	293,988	306,364	309,808	309,869	313,795	317,099	315,165	311,440	303,154	313,132	292,098	19.9	21.2	23.4	25.5	28.5	29.9	30.9	30.9	30.4	31.6	32.2	31.8	32.0	31.5	32.4	30.8

Source: Federal Statistical Office, special evaluation
This table also appears in the Federal Report on Research and Innovation as Table 17.

Notes:
¹⁾ Without graduates of graduate studies. Data are not identical to the number of total passed exams at higher education institutions in table 1.9.6. Until 2012, demarcation pursuant to ISCED 1997 level 5A; as of 2013, demarcation pursuant to ISCED 2011 level 6 sub-category 645 and level 7 sub-category 746.
²⁾ Allocation of study areas to subject groups pursuant to the subject classification of the higher education statistics version 2015. For comparative purposes the results were calculated back to 2005.
³⁾ Net rates according to the OECD calculation method (Therefore the number of first-time graduates of that age is divided by the total population of the corresponding age. These age-specific graduation rates are added up to net graduation rates.).

- = no figures or magnitude zero.

Last update: June 22, 2022

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