1995 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Category | Number | ||||||||||||||||||||
1. Apprentices | 1,579,339 | 1,702,017 | 1,564,064 | 1,553,437 | 1,570,615 | 1,594,773 | 1,613,343 | 1,571,457 | 1,508,328 | 1,460,658 | 1,429,977 | 1,391,886 | 1,358,550 | 1,337,004 | 1,321,197 | 1,323,894 | 1,330,764 | 1,328,964 | 1,288,962 | 1,255,440 | 1,216,305 |
2. People qualified to enter higher education
1) | 307,772 | 347,539 | 386,906 | 399,372 | 414,764 | 433,997 | 441,804 | 449,044 | 458,362 | 506,500 | 500,953 | 476,475 | 434,809 | 444,859 | 452,588 | 440,803 | 432,414 | 422,784 | 381,582 | 393,267 | 382,700 |
Category | Share (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Share of people qualified to enter higher education in the age-specific population
2) | 36.4 | 37.2 | 41.5 | 42.5 | 43.4 | 43.6 | 44.7 | 46.2 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 53.5 | 51.7 | 52.8 | 53.0 | 52.1 | 51.0 | 50.6 | 50.6 | 46.8 | 48.4 | 48.4 |
Category | Number | ||||||||||||||||||||
3. First-year students
3) | 262,407 | 314,956 | 358,870 | 356,076 | 344,967 | 361,459 | 396,800 | 424,273 | 444,719 | 518,748 | 495,088 | 508,621 | 504,882 | 506,580 | 509,760 | 513,166 | 511,997 | 508,689 | 490,355 | 472,354 | 473,665 |
Category | Share (%) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Share of first-year students in the age-specific population
2) | 26.8 | 33.5 | 37.1 | 37.0 | 35.7 | 36.8 | 40.0 | 43.0 | 45.7 | 52.4 | 51.4 | 53.1 | 58.3 | 58.2 | 56.7 | 57.0 | 57.3 | 57.6 | 56.6 | 55.5 | 56.4 |
Category | Number | ||||||||||||||||||||
4. Students (in winter semester) | 1,857,906 | 1,799,338 | 1,963,598 | 1,986,106 | 1,979,445 | 1,941,763 | 2,025,742 | 2,121,190 | 2,217,604 | 2,380,974 | 2,499,409 | 2,616,881 | 2,698,910 | 2,757,799 | 2,807,010 | 2,844,978 | 2,868,222 | 2,891,049 | 2,944,145 | 2,946,141 | 2,920,263 |
5.1 University diploma
4) | 105,703 | 94,999 | 97,538 | 101,755 | 106,409 | 112,607 | 111,834 | 111,853 | 103,413 | 94,018 | 80,290 | 64,054 | 50,675 | 39,049 | 34,623 | 32,145 | 29,953 | 30,294 | 28,777 | 30,494 | 29,716 |
5.2 Teacher's degree | 26,748 | 26,938 | 22,545 | 24,286 | 26,451 | 28,859 | 32,579 | 36,120 | 37,577 | 38,758 | 38,708 | 41,519 | 43,291 | 43,989 | 43,998 | 44,248 | 45,460 | 46,090 | 43,248 | 48,415 | 47,107 |
5.3 Diploma at university of applied sciences | 75,082 | 66,260 | 76,228 | 81,483 | 82,239 | 83,505 | 82,802 | 72,808 | 56,248 | 38,638 | 25,804 | 17,381 | 12,074 | 10,044 | 9,830 | 8,194 | 7,217 | 6,716 | 7,664 | 8,384 | 8,456 |
5.4 Bachelor's degree | - | 126 | 5,921 | 9,848 | 15,050 | 23,358 | 39,753 | 71,989 | 112,108 | 152,484 | 183,169 | 207,401 | 229,282 | 245,658 | 249,561 | 252,286 | 247,247 | 252,216 | 236,472 | 257,716 | 246,802 |
5.5 Master's degree | - | 370 | 5,570 | 9,158 | 11,268 | 14,219 | 17,206 | 20,802 | 26,722 | 41,292 | 58,560 | 78,358 | 97,034 | 113,630 | 124,363 | 136,457 | 140,960 | 144,649 | 134,532 | 144,782 | 145,877 |
5.1 - 5.5 Total of successful exmaniations at higher education institutions | 207,533 | 188,693 | 207,802 | 226,530 | 241,417 | 262,548 | 284,174 | 313,572 | 336,068 | 365,190 | 386,531 | 408,713 | 432,356 | 452,370 | 462,375 | 473,330 | 470,837 | 479,965 | 450,693 | 489,791 | 477,958 |
5.6 Doctorate | 22,387 | 25,780 | 23,138 | 25,952 | 24,287 | 23,843 | 25,190 | 25,084 | 25,629 | 26,981 | 26,807 | 27,707 | 28,147 | 29,218 | 29,303 | 28,404 | 27,838 | 28,280 | 26,220 | 28,153 | 27,692 |
5.7 Habilitation | 1,532 | 2,128 | 2,283 | 2,001 | 1,993 | 1,881 | 1,800 | 1,820 | 1,755 | 1,563 | 1,646 | 1,567 | 1,627 | 1,627 | 1,581 | 1,586 | 1,529 | 1,518 | 1,533 | 1,621 | 1,535 |
Source: Federal Statistical Office (special evaluation, Statistischer Bericht Habilitationsstatistik, Statistischer Bericht Hochschulpersonalstatistik, Statistischer Bericht Prüfungsstatistik, Statistischer Bericht Studierendenstatistik, Statistischer Bericht Berufsbildungsstatistik, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.4, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.3.1, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.2, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.1, Fachserie 11 Reihe 3)
Notes:
1) Graduates qualified to enter higher education at general schools (without externals) and vocational schools.
2) Population: survey reference day is 31 December of the previous year. Until 2011, population data are based on past censuses. As of 2012, population data are based on 2011 Census. From 2007 to 2013, the figures are adjusted considering the double Abitur graduation classes.
3) Year in national demarcation (e.g. year 2022 = summer semester 2022 and winter semester 2022/2023).
4) Including Magister Artium, state examination (Staatsexamen) excluding teacher's degree, ecclesiastical examination.
- = no figures or magnitude zero.
Last update: May 22, 2024
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