| 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
| Category | Number | |||||||||||||
15 to 19 year old population
2) | 4,835,789 | 4,762,364 | 4,642,964 | 4,479,630 | 4,317,072 | 4,140,394 | 4,027,946 | 4,038,105 | 4,040,497 | 4,066,788 | 4,189,964 | 4,172,869 | 4,080,567 | 4,003,477 |
New entrants in the vocational training sector | 739,168 | 751,562 | 788,956 | 776,047 | 728,484 | 729,577 | 741,023 | 726,560 | 716,042 | 700,516 | 698,419 | 709,806 | 712,413 | 723,892 |
New entrants in the transition sector
3) | 417,649 | 412,083 | 386,864 | 358,969 | 344,515 | 316,494 | 281,662 | 259,727 | 255,401 | 252,670 | 266,194 | 302,881 | 283,138 | 263,934 |
First-year students
4) | 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 |
| Category | Share (%) | |||||||||||||
Development of the 15 to 19 age group (2005=100%)
2) | 100.0 | 98.5 | 96.0 | 92.6 | 89.3 | 85.6 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.6 | 84.1 | 86.6 | 86.3 | 84.4 | 82.8 |
Development of new entrants in the vocational training sector (2005=100%) | 100.0 | 101.7 | 106.7 | 105.0 | 98.6 | 98.7 | 100.3 | 98.3 | 96.9 | 94.8 | 94.5 | 96.0 | 96.4 | 97.9 |
Development of new entrants in the transition sector (2005=100%)
3) | 100.0 | 98.7 | 92.6 | 85.9 | 82.5 | 75.8 | 67.4 | 62.2 | 61.2 | 60.5 | 63.7 | 72.5 | 67.8 | 63.2 |
Development of first-year students (2005=100%)
4) | 100.0 | 96.9 | 101.5 | 111.4 | 119.2 | 124.9 | 145.7 | 139.0 | 142.8 | 141.8 | 142.3 | 143.2 | 144.1 | 143.8 |
Source: Federal Statistical Office (Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.1, GENESIS-Online Datenbank: Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes, Integrierte Ausbildungsberichterstattung)
Notes:
1) iABE = integrated reporting on vocational training (see glossary). Discrepancies with regard to earlier publications are due to data revisions.
2) As of 2011, findings are based on 2011 Census.
3) Transition system: integration into training.
4) Summer semester and following winter semester (e.g. 2005 = SS 2005 and WS 2005/2006).
Last update: February 2020
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