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)
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	First-time graduates																	Percentage of first-time graduates³⁾
	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
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	26,427	25,834	26,956	23,839	27,073	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	2.9
Study area	Number																	Share (%)
In general	427	513	464	285	290	323	370	421	369	437	506	503	900	1,134	1,356	988	1,213	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	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	5,386	5,186	5,423	5,246	5,585	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.6	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.6	0.5	0.5	0.6	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	3,059	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	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	4,632	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	0.5
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	2,185	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	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	7,219	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	0.8
Earth sciences	606	577	653	790	895	1,338	1,460	1,456	1,710	1,682	1,621	1,479	1,366	1,137	1,049	806	209	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	0.0
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	2,971	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.3	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.3	0.2	0.3	0.2	0.2	0.3
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	20,382	20,203	22,024	20,434	21,159	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	2.3
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	8,023	8,083	8,064	7,786	8,001	0.6	0.6	0.6	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.7	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.8	0.9
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	80,214	77,683	78,729	73,144	77,006	4.7	4.9	5.4	5.9	6.4	6.8	7.3	7.7	7.6	7.9	8.3	7.9	8.2	8.0	8.1	7.7	8.2
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	6,421	6,189	6,389	5,814	5,377	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.3	0.4	0.7	0.9	1.1	0.4	0.5	0.6	0.5	0.7	0.6	0.7	0.6	0.6
Mining, metallurgy	153	169	107	121	144	173	244	303	283	233	214	206	190	172	174	153	144	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	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	21,030	19,742	19,824	17,246	17,941	1.3	1.4	1.5	1.7	1.9	2.1	2.3	2.5	2.5	2.5	2.6	2.5	2.1	2.0	2.0	1.8	1.9
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	8,107	7,811	7,423	6,482	6,912	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	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	2,706	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	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	5,528	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	0.6
Spatial planning	748	668	617	704	783	810	1,069	1,135	1,033	782	868	824	559	523	451	455	460	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	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	6,213	5,730	5,714	5,508	6,030	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	0.6
Surveying	718	646	660	621	755	661	651	680	591	596	611	623	627	603	601	554	513	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	0.1
Business engineering specialising in engineering sciences	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6,887	7,292	7,922	8,137	12,512	12,396	12,291	11,381	11,758	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.7	0.7	0.8	0.8	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.2	1.3
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	16,354	16,490	17,579	17,816	19,637	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	2.1
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	178,885	173,916	177,359	166,895	184,230	11.5	12.4	13.8	14.8	16.7	17.3	17.7	17.5	17.4	18.1	18.3	18.4	18.2	17.9	18.3	17.6	19.7
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	313,931	305,719	313,132	292,098	317,469	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	33.9