| Pre-primary level | Primary level | Secondary level I | Secondary level II | Special needs school | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Levels of education, total | Pre-school class | School kindergarten | Primary school | Integrated comprehensive school | Free Waldorf school | Orientation stage independent of school type | Secondary general school | Schools with different courses of education | Intermediate school | Integrated comprehensive school 1) | Free Waldorf school 1) | Evening secondary general school | Evening intermediate school | Grammar school 1) | Grammar school 2) | Integrated comprehensive school 2) | Free Waldorf school 2) | Evening grammar school | Adult education college | Total | Focus on learning 3) | Other focus 3) | ||
| Germany | Year 4) | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | |||||||||||||||||
Länder, total | 1985 | m | 20.8 | 9.8 | 20.2 | 17.5 | 17.1 | 16.0 | 15.0 | - | 17.7 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 23.9 | 20.9 | 17.0 | 11.3 | 9.8 | 10.8 | 14.0 | 10.1 | m | 8.8 | 5.2 |
1990 | m | 20.0 | 11.3 | 20.5 | 16.9 | 19.4 | 14.9 | 14.3 | - | 16.2 | 12.5 | 12.7 | 16.9 | 23.8 | 15.3 | 10.6 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 13.5 | 9.8 | m | 8.1 | 5.1 | |
1991
5) | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | m | |
1992 | m | 18.8 | 11.3 | 20.0 | 19.3 | 20.5 | 15.5 | 14.5 | 14.1 | 16.3 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 20.0 | 18.8 | 16.0 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 10.1 | 12.4 | 9.6 | m | 7.7 | 5.0 | |
1993 | m | 18.9 | 11.7 | 20.5 | 19.7 | 19.6 | 16.2 | 14.6 | 14.7 | 16.9 | 13.1 | 12.9 | 18.3 | 19.5 | 16.5 | 11.0 | 10.4 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 9.7 | m | 8.2 | 5.2 | |
1994 | m | 18.8 | 11.7 | 20.7 | 20.2 | 19.5 | 16.4 | 14.6 | 14.6 | 17.3 | 13.3 | 12.8 | 19.8 | 20.4 | 16.7 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 11.9 | 9.5 | m | 8.4 | 5.3 | |
1995 | m | 19.2 | 12.3 | 20.9 | 19.8 | 18.9 | 16.4 | 14.8 | 15.0 | 17.7 | 13.5 | 12.9 | 29.4 | 21.0 | 16.8 | 11.5 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 9.8 | m | 8.8 | 5.5 | |
1996 | m | 18.9 | 12.0 | 21.2 | 20.0 | 19.4 | 17.0 | 14.9 | 15.5 | 17.9 | 13.8 | 13.4 | 19.5 | 21.5 | 17.0 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 12.7 | 9.7 | m | 8.6 | 5.3 | |
1997 | m | 18.0 | 11.7 | 21.6 | 19.6 | 19.4 | 17.2 | 15.0 | 15.8 | 18.1 | 14.1 | 13.5 | 18.3 | 21.5 | 17.4 | 12.0 | 11.9 | 10.7 | 13.1 | 10.5 | m | 8.7 | 5.5 | |
1998 | m | 17.0 | 11.4 | 21.4 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 17.1 | 14.9 | 15.8 | 18.3 | 14.2 | 13.7 | 19.8 | 21.9 | 17.5 | 12.2 | 11.8 | 11.1 | 13.7 | 10.8 | m | 8.7 | 5.5 | |
1999 | 16.4 | 17.3 | 11.3 | 21.0 | 18.8 | 19.5 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 18.3 | 14.1 | 13.9 | 20.4 | 23.2 | 17.8 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 5.4 | |
2000 | 16.3 | 16.9 | 11.0 | 20.6 | 18.8 | 18.8 | 17.3 | 15.0 | 15.3 | 18.6 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 19.2 | 24.3 | 17.8 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 13.8 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 8.9 | 5.4 | |
2001 | 16.1 | 17.7 | 10.6 | 20.1 | 17.1 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 15.0 | 14.7 | 18.8 | 14.2 | 14.1 | 19.0 | 21.3 | 17.8 | 12.5 | 12.0 | 11.2 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 5.3 | |
2002 | 16.0 | 15.6 | 10.2 | 19.9 | 17.0 | 19.2 | 16.7 | 14.9 | 14.0 | 19.0 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 19.1 | 24.1 | 17.7 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 11.5 | 15.4 | 12.6 | 6.8 | 9.0 | 5.6 | |
2003 | 16.0 | 16.3 | 10.0 | 20.1 | 17.8 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 14.7 | 13.6 | 19.1 | 14.5 | 13.8 | 19.1 | 24.4 | 17.8 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 11.2 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 6.7 | 8.9 | 5.6 | |
2004 | 16.0 | 16.4 | 9.6 | 20.0 | 17.5 | 19.4 | 14.4 | 14.4 | 13.0 | 19.1 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 20.1 | 25.4 | 17.9 | 13.2 | 13.0 | 11.5 | 15.4 | 13.0 | 6.6 | 8.4 | 5.8 | |
2005 | 15.9 | 18.0 | 8.8 | 19.9 | 16.4 | 18.9 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 12.4 | 19.2 | 14.7 | 13.9 | 19.4 | 24.7 | 18.0 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 11.7 | 16.0 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 8.4 | 5.6 | |
2006 | 15.7 | 17.4 | 8.7 | 19.4 | 17.1 | 19.0 | 14.2 | 13.5 | 12.0 | 18.9 | 14.7 | 13.7 | 18.0 | 23.7 | 17.8 | 13.5 | 13.0 | 11.8 | 15.6 | 12.2 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 5.6 | |
2007 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 8.3 | 19.0 | 16.1 | 18.6 | 14.3 | 13.1 | 11.5 | 18.7 | 14.5 | 13.7 | 15.1 | 22.0 | 17.5 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.2 | 14.8 | 12.1 | 6.2 | 8.0 | 5.5 | |
2008 | 15.1 | 14.6 | 8.1 | 18.5 | 15.6 | 19.0 | 14.2 | 12.8 | 11.5 | 18.6 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 17.1 | 21.8 | 17.3 | 13.7 | 12.8 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 11.9 | 6.1 | 7.7 | 5.4 | |
2009 | 14.7 | 15.0 | 7.9 | 17.8 | 16.4 | 19.0 | 14.1 | 12.4 | 11.7 | 18.0 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 16.3 | 22.6 | 16.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 12.7 | 16.4 | 12.6 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 5.3 | |
2010 | 14.3 | 15.3 | 8.2 | 17.4 | 15.2 | 18.2 | 13.9 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 17.6 | 13.9 | 13.3 | 16.9 | 22.0 | 16.2 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 13.1 | 16.3 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 7.2 | 5.2 | |
2011 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 8.2 | 17.0 | 16.2 | 18.2 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 17.3 | 13.6 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 21.0 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 12.9 | 12.7 | 16.1 | 12.1 | 5.6 | 7.0 | 5.1 | |
2012 | 13.8 | 14.7 | 8.2 | 16.6 | 15.8 | 17.6 | 13.2 | 11.6 | 12.3 | 16.8 | 13.3 | 12.7 | 19.3 | 20.2 | 15.3 | 12.6 | 12.7 | 12.7 | 15.3 | 11.4 | 5.5 | 7.0 | 5.0 | |
2013 | 13.6 | 15.8 | 7.9 | 16.4 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 13.2 | 11.4 | 12.3 | 16.5 | 13.1 | 12.4 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 15.0 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 5.0 | |
2014 | 13.5 | 16.5 | 7.9 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 17.5 | 12.7 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 16.3 | 12.8 | 12.3 | 19.5 | 20.1 | 15.0 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 13.0 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 5.0 | |
2015 | 13.4 | 16.6 | 7.7 | 16.2 | 16.2 | 17.1 | 12.8 | 11.3 | 12.2 | 16.1 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 19.2 | 20.9 | 15.0 | 12.2 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.9 | 11.0 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.0 | |
2016 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 7.8 | 16.3 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 12.6 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 16.0 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 17.4 | 20.2 | 14.9 | 12.0 | 11.7 | 12.2 | 13.1 | 10.8 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.0 | |
2017 | 13.3 | 16.3 | 7.9 | 16.2 | 15.1 | 17.0 | 13.6 | 11.2 | 12.1 | 15.8 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 15.4 | 19.5 | 14.9 | 11.9 | 12.3 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 10.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.1 | |
2018 | 13.2 | 17.3 | 8.1 | 15.9 | 15.5 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 15.6 | 12.3 | 12.3 | 17.1 | 19.5 | 14.8 | 11.7 | 11.6 | 12.1 | 12.2 | 10.1 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.1 | |
2019 | 13.1 | 14.2 | 7.9 | 15.6 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 13.6 | 11.1 | 12.1 | 15.3 | 12.0 | 12.2 | 16.1 | 18.7 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 10.2 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 5.1 | |
2020 | 13.0 | 14.6 | 7.5 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 16.9 | 13.4 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 15.1 | 11.9 | 12.0 | 15.7 | 19.4 | 15.0 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.8 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 4.9 | |
2021 | 13.0 | 15.7 | 7.4 | 15.6 | 15.4 | 16.8 | 13.5 | 10.7 | 12.3 | 14.9 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 15.6 | 18.1 | 15.1 | 11.6 | 11.2 | 11.5 | 11.2 | 9.9 | 5.3 | 6.6 | 4.9 | |
| Year | Land | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | Number | |||||||||||||||||
2021 | Baden-Württemberg | 13.0 | - | 5.5 | 16.8 | 17.4 | 16.2 | - | 12.0 | - | 15.4 | 11.4 | 12.0 | - | 17.4 | 15.3 | 10.4 | 10.7 | 10.8 | 13.5 | 10.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 7.5 |
Bavaria | 13.3 | - | - | 17.0 | - | 18.4 | 11.6 | 11.3 | - | 14.3 | 11.0 | 13.3 | - | 15.3 | 14.0 | 11.2 | 9.8 | 9.5 | 17.7 | 8.1 | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.9 | |
Berlin | 12.6 | - | - | 14.4 | 11.7 | 21.8 | 14.3 | - | - | - | 11.0 | 11.6 | 23.1 | 26.8 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 10.9 | 9.1 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | |
Brandenburg | 12.6 | - | - | 16.4 | 17.3 | 15.4 | 12.8 | - | 10.7 | - | 11.2 | 11.2 | - | 16.7 | 15.3 | 11.7 | 10.6 | 10.1 | 7.8 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 7.0 | |
Bremen | 12.8 | 18.0 | - | 14.1 | - | 24.5 | - | - | - | - | 11.6 | 15.4 | 14.6 | 16.3 | 16.4 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 10.0 | 11.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 5.3 | |
Hamburg | 12.6 | 15.7 | - | 13.1 | 12.3 | 13.8 | 8.6 | - | - | - | 11.2 | 12.3 | - | 27.0 | 14.6 | 13.8 | 12.4 | 16.5 | 11.6 | 9.2 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.6 | |
Hesse | 13.0 | - | 9.0 | 14.4 | - | 11.1 | 13.2 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 15.1 | 12.8 | 10.9 | 12.7 | 14.0 | 16.1 | 11.7 | - | 10.8 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.7 | |
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania | 13.7 | - | - | 16.3 | - | 21.8 | - | - | 14.2 | - | 13.5 | 13.0 | - | - | 14.1 | 11.7 | 9.6 | 11.3 | 14.2 | - | 7.0 | 6.2 | 8.5 | |
Lower Saxony | 12.7 | - | 15.7 | 14.6 | 11.0 | 14.8 | - | 7.9 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 11.5 | 11.3 | - | - | 14.7 | 12.5 | 12.8 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 7.2 | |
North Rhine-Westphalia | 13.0 | - | 9.2 | 15.7 | 12.6 | 24.5 | - | 9.1 | 10.1 | 15.3 | 12.3 | 15.2 | - | 16.0 | 16.0 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 18.9 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | |
Rhineland-Palatinate
6) | 13.3 | - | 14.0 | 14.8 | - | 12.6 | - | 4.1 | 13.0 | 17.8 | 13.3 | 11.7 | - | - | 15.8 | 12.1 | 10.3 | 9.3 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | |
Saarland | 12.1 | - | 13.5 | 13.0 | - | 17.9 | - | - | 5.2 | 19.6 | 12.2 | 12.0 | - | 16.0 | 14.5 | 11.1 | 14.3 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 10.6 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 8.1 | |
Saxony | 13.7 | - | - | 16.1 | 34.0 | 16.2 | - | - | 14.1 | - | 5.7 | 13.5 | - | 24.0 | 15.1 | 11.7 | - | 11.4 | 15.4 | 11.1 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 7.0 | |
Saxony-Anhalt | 13.5 | - | - | 16.9 | - | 15.6 | - | - | 13.9 | - | 13.4 | 12.0 | - | 18.6 | 14.6 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 13.5 | 6.4 | 8.3 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 8.1 | |
Schleswig-Holstein | 13.5 | - | - | 15.4 | - | 13.5 | - | - | - | - | 12.2 | 13.5 | - | - | 15.4 | 15.1 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 10.9 | - | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.3 | |
Thuringia | 13.1 | - | - | 16.0 | 14.8 | 16.2 | - | - | 12.7 | - | 11.9 | 10.3 | - | - | 14.3 | 9.8 | 11.6 | 7.0 | - | 6.5 | 6.4 | m | m | |
Notes:
1) Grades 5 to 10.
2) Grades 11 to 13. Since 2009, including introduction phase (Einführungsphase - E) and qualification phase 1 and 2 (Qualifizierungsphase - Q1, Q2).
3) Since 1995, excluding Thuringia because no distribution possible between focus on learning and other focus.
4) Until 1990, former West Germany including Berlin-West.
5) No data available because data of the Länder are incomplete.
6) Data of the previous year.
- = no figures or magnitude zero.
m = data not available.
Last update: February 7, 2023
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