| First-year students (first enrolment) 1) | Graduates 2) | Doctorates | Academic and creative arts staff | Habilitations | Professors 3) | |||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| Year | Share (%) | |||||||||||
1993 | 55.5 | 44.5 | 60.1 | 39.9 | 69.4 | 30.6 | 73.6 | 26.4 | 87.9 | 12.1 | 93.1 | 6.9 |
1994 | 54.8 | 45.2 | 58.3 | 41.7 | 68.8 | 31.2 | 73.4 | 26.6 | 86.5 | 13.5 | 92.5 | 7.5 |
1995 | 52.0 | 48.0 | 58.4 | 41.6 | 68.5 | 31.5 | 72.8 | 27.2 | 86.2 | 13.8 | 91.8 | 8.2 |
1996 | 51.7 | 48.3 | 58.3 | 41.7 | 68.9 | 31.1 | 72.6 | 27.4 | 87.1 | 12.9 | 91.5 | 8.5 |
1997 | 51.3 | 48.7 | 57.7 | 42.3 | 67.9 | 32.1 | 71.8 | 28.2 | 84.3 | 15.7 | 91.0 | 9.0 |
1998 | 51.4 | 48.6 | 56.6 | 43.4 | 66.9 | 33.1 | 71.1 | 28.9 | 84.7 | 15.3 | 90.5 | 9.5 |
1999 | 50.7 | 49.3 | 55.3 | 44.7 | 66.6 | 33.4 | 70.5 | 29.5 | 82.3 | 17.7 | 90.2 | 9.8 |
2000 | 51.0 | 49.0 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 65.7 | 34.3 | 69.6 | 30.4 | 81.6 | 18.4 | 89.5 | 10.5 |
2001 | 51.1 | 48.9 | 52.6 | 47.4 | 64.7 | 35.3 | 68.1 | 31.9 | 82.8 | 17.2 | 88.8 | 11.2 |
2002 | 49.4 | 50.6 | 51.6 | 48.4 | 63.6 | 36.4 | 67.3 | 32.7 | 78.4 | 21.6 | 88.1 | 11.9 |
2003 | 52.1 | 47.9 | 50.4 | 49.6 | 62.1 | 37.9 | 66.5 | 33.5 | 78.0 | 22.0 | 87.2 | 12.8 |
2004 | 51.4 | 48.6 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 61.0 | 39.0 | 66.0 | 34.0 | 77.3 | 22.7 | 86.4 | 13.6 |
2005 | 51.2 | 48.8 | 49.4 | 50.6 | 60.4 | 39.6 | 65.1 | 34.9 | 77.0 | 23.0 | 85.7 | 14.3 |
2006 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 48.6 | 51.4 | 59.1 | 40.9 | 64.0 | 36.0 | 77.8 | 22.2 | 84.8 | 15.2 |
2007 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 57.8 | 42.2 | 62.9 | 37.1 | 75.7 | 24.3 | 83.8 | 16.2 |
2008 | 50.4 | 49.6 | 48.1 | 51.9 | 58.1 | 41.9 | 61.5 | 38.5 | 76.6 | 23.4 | 82.6 | 17.4 |
2009 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 48.4 | 51.6 | 55.9 | 44.1 | 61.0 | 39.0 | 76.2 | 23.8 | 81.8 | 18.2 |
2010 | 50.6 | 49.4 | 48.1 | 51.9 | 55.9 | 44.1 | 60.4 | 39.6 | 75.1 | 24.9 | 80.8 | 19.2 |
2011 | 53.4 | 46.6 | 48.9 | 51.1 | 55.1 | 44.9 | 59.8 | 40.2 | 74.5 | 25.5 | 80.1 | 19.9 |
2012 | 50.7 | 49.3 | 48.9 | 51.1 | 54.6 | 45.4 | 59.3 | 40.7 | 73.0 | 27.0 | 79.6 | 20.4 |
2013 | 50.5 | 49.5 | 48.8 | 51.2 | 55.8 | 44.2 | 58.8 | 41.2 | 72.6 | 27.4 | 78.7 | 21.3 |
2014 | 50.2 | 49.8 | 49.2 | 50.8 | 54.5 | 45.5 | 58.6 | 41.4 | 72.2 | 27.8 | 78.0 | 22.0 |
2015 | 50.0 | 50.0 | 49.5 | 50.5 | 55.3 | 44.7 | 58.1 | 41.9 | 71.6 | 28.4 | 77.3 | 22.7 |
2016 | 49.7 | 50.3 | 49.0 | 51.0 | 54.8 | 45.2 | 57.7 | 42.3 | 69.6 | 30.4 | 76.6 | 23.4 |
2017 | 49.3 | 50.7 | 48.8 | 51.2 | 55.2 | 44.8 | 57.6 | 42.4 | 70.7 | 29.3 | 75.9 | 24.1 |
2018 | 48.8 | 51.2 | 48.5 | 51.5 | 54.8 | 45.2 | 57.3 | 42.7 | 68.4 | 31.6 | 75.3 | 24.7 |
2019 | 48.4 | 51.6 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 54.5 | 45.5 | 56.9 | 43.1 | 68.1 | 31.9 | 74.4 | 25.6 |
2020 | 47.7 | 52.3 | 47.9 | 52.1 | 54.9 | 45.1 | 56.5 | 43.5 | 64.9 | 35.1 | 73.7 | 26.3 |
2021 | 48.0 | 52.0 | 46.7 | 53.3 | 54.1 | 45.9 | 55.9 | 44.1 | 66.1 | 33.9 | 72.8 | 27.2 |
2022 | 47.9 | 52.1 | 47.0 | 53.0 | 53.9 | 46.1 | 55.1 | 44.9 | 63.5 | 36.5 | 72.0 | 28.0 |
2023 | 47.7 | 52.3 | 46.8 | 53.2 | 53.7 | 46.3 | 54.5 | 45.5 | 63.1 | 36.9 | 71.2 | 28.8 |
2024 | 47.7 | 52.3 | 46.5 | 53.5 | 53.8 | 46.2 | 54.1 | 45.9 | 63.7 | 36.3 | 70.3 | 29.7 |
Source: Federal Statistical Office (Statistischer Bericht Hochschulpersonalstatistik, Statistischer Bericht Habilitationsstatistik, Statistischer Bericht Prüfungsstatistik, Statistischer Bericht Studierendenstatistik, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.4, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.2, Fachserie 11 Reihe 4.1); German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies, calculations
Notes:
1) Data of winter semester (e.g. 2024 = WS 2024/2025).
2) Excluding doctorates.
3) Including guest professors with main occupation in higher education.
Last update: October 2, 2025
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