Table 2.3.31 - BMBF's Data Portal

Table 2.3.31

Educational participation of children at upper secondary level and at study enrolment, by the parent's educational status
¹⁾
		Educational status of the parents²⁾
		Academics	Non-academics
Education participation rate of the children at upper secondary level³⁾	Year	Share (%)
At vocational school⁴⁾	2007	22	59
	2009	21	57
	2016	17	54
At grammar school⁵⁾	2007	78	41
	2009	79	43
	2016	83	46
Transition rate of the children to study enrolment from upper secondary level⁶⁾	Year	Share (%)
Of a vocational school⁴⁾	2007	41	8
	2009	52	12
	2016	40	10
Of a grammar school⁵⁾	2007	79	34
	2009	84	37
	2016	87	47
Education participation rate of the children at study enrolment coming from upper secondary level⁷⁾	Year	Share (%)
Of a vocational school⁴⁾	2007	9	5
	2009	11	7
	2016	7	6
Of a grammar school⁵⁾	2007	62	14
	2009	66	16
	2016	72	21
Total	2007	71	19
	2009	77	23
	2016	79	27

Source: Deutsches Studentenwerk/German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (calculations, 20. Social Survey, 21. Social Survey); Federal Statistical Office, "special evaluation: Microcensus, Population statistics, Higher education statistics"; German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (Studienanfängerbefragungen, DZHW Brief 3/2018)

Notes:
¹⁾ Education participation rates for specific social groups estimate a social group's proportion that passes an educational threshold in relation to this group's total number of members. This table contains two thresholds: participation in a school at upper secondary level and enrolment in a course of studies. Population in 2016: persons with German nationality only.
²⁾ The definition of the parents' educational status includes the educational background of both parents. If a child's mother and/or father holds an academic degree, it is allocated to academics. If neither the mother nor the father holds an academic degree, a child is allocated to the non-academic group.
³⁾ Share of children per educational status of the parents (= 100 %) who attend the respective type of school at upper secondary level.
⁴⁾ Specialised upper secondary school, two-year full-time vocational school, part-time vocational school, full-time vocational school, specialised academy (Bavaria), school for nurses, midwives etc., basic vocational training year. Until 2009, including pre-vocational training year.
⁵⁾ Upper secondary level at general grammar school, integrated comprehensive school, specialised grammar school.
⁶⁾ Share of children per type of school at upper secondary level (= 100 %) who pass over to a course of studies.
⁷⁾ Share of children per educational status of the parents (= 100 %) who pass over to a course of studies via the respective type of school.

Last update: December 11, 2018

This work is licensed under a Data licence Germany attribution non-commercial 1.0.
(https://www.govdata.de/dl-de/by-nc-1-0)