Tab.2.5.74,,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, "People qualified to enter higher education half a year after school-leaving: Percentage range of people who pursue higher education, by sex and region of origin 1) 2)",,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, ,,Core percentage,Already taken up studies,Taking up studies is firmly planned,Maximum percentage,Taking up studies is likely,Taking up studies is an alternative,Taking up studies is not planned Sex,Year,Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%) Total,2002,73,35,38,79,4,2,21 Total,2004,71,38,33,77,4,2,23 Total,2005,69,43,26,76,5,3,24 Total,2006,68,41,27,74,4,2,26 Total,2008,72,44,28,78,5,1,22 Total,2010,72,43,28,78,4,2,22 Total,2012,73,52,22,80,5,1,20 Total,2015,74,50,24,80,4,2,20 Total,2018,70,42,28,76,4,2,24 Male,2002,75,21,54,81,3,3,19 Male,2004,75,31,44,80,3,2,20 Male,2005,69,35,34,77,5,3,23 Male,2006,72,37,35,78,3,3,22 Male,2008,78,41,37,84,4,1,17 Male,2010,77,41,36,82,3,2,18 Male,2012,78,59,19,83,4,1,17 Male,2015,78,58,20,82,3,1,18 Male,2018,74,50,24,80,4,2,20 Female,2002,71,47,23,77,5,2,23 Female,2004,67,44,23,74,5,2,26 Female,2005,68,50,18,74,5,2,26 Female,2006,64,44,20,71,5,2,29 Female,2008,66,46,20,73,6,2,26 Female,2010,68,46,22,75,5,2,25 Female,2012,69,45,24,76,5,2,24 Female,2015,71,43,28,77,4,2,23 Female,2018,68,38,30,74,3,2,26 Germany,Year,Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%),Share (%) Western German Länder 3),2002,74,36,38,81,4,3,20 Western German Länder 3),2004,72,38,34,78,4,2,22 Western German Länder 3),2005,69,43,26,76,5,3,24 Western German Länder 3),2006,68,41,28,75,4,3,25 Western German Länder 3),2008,73,44,28,79,5,1,21 Western German Länder 3),2010,73,44,29,79,4,2,21 Western German Länder 3),2012,74,52,22,80,5,1,20 Western German Länder 3),2015,74,49,24,79,4,2,21 Western German Länder 3),2018,69,41,28,75,4,2,25 Eastern German Länder 4),2002,69,33,36,76,5,2,24 Eastern German Länder 4),2004,68,38,30,74,4,2,26 Eastern German Länder 4),2005,70,42,28,77,5,2,23 Eastern German Länder 4),2006,66,41,25,73,5,2,27 Eastern German Länder 4),2008,68,40,27,75,6,1,25 Eastern German Länder 4),2010,67,41,25,73,5,2,27 Eastern German Länder 4),2012,70,48,22,77,5,2,23 Eastern German Länder 4),2015,77,55,21,81,3,1,19 Eastern German Länder 4),2018,76,48,28,80,2,2,20 ,,,,,,,, "Source: German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies, DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers with a Higher Education Entrance Qualification - special evaluation",,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, Notes:,,,,,,,, "1) The percentage of people who pursue higher education refers to the percentage of school-leavers in any given year group who have already started a degree course or have the firm intention of starting one. In addition to this group (in the table indicated as core percentage), people who are not yet sure about taking up studies or are considering it as an alternative can also be factored in. A maximum percentage is calculated in this way.",,,,,,,, "2) Excluding colleges of public administration, colleges of the armed forces and vocational academies. As of 2008, including Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University. As of 2015, including vocational academies with a degree equivalent to that of higher education institutions.",,,,,,,, 3) 2002: Including Berlin.,,,,,,,, "4) As of 2004, including Berlin.",,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, "Results of the ICE-BMBF's ICE-Database of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) (ICE = Information, Controlling, Entscheidung)",,,,,,,, "A system of the German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW), http://www.dzhw.eu/en/index_html",,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, "Last update: July 21, 2020",,,,,,,, ,,,,,,,, This work is licensed under a Data licence Germany attribution 2.0.,,,,,,,, (https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-2-0),,,,,,,,