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"School enrolments, pupils and graduates/school-leavers at general schools, by sex 1) 2)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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,,,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024
,Category,Sex,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number
,School enrolments,Total,836137,811955,780755,805534,843813,820674,822316,793099,772725,735316,726384,707458,711040,687795,689736,710834,704125,720733,725257,728334,733443,749820,770682,813540,831798,829657
,School enrolments,Male,429889,419055,401771,413783,433303,422289,424437,408918,398784,378522,374087,364664,365843,353700,355311,365108,361952,370560,372661,374094,377226,384057,394789,416635,425832,424743
,School enrolments,Female,406248,392900,378984,391751,410510,398385,397879,384181,373941,356794,352297,342794,345197,334095,334425,345726,342173,350173,352596,354243,356217,365763,375890,396910,405966,404909
Category,Type of school,Sex,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number
Pupils,Total,Total,10048395,9960447,9870445,9780277,9727034,9624854,9505241,9355857,9183811,9023572,8905800,8796894,8678196,8556879,8420111,8366666,8335061,8369513,8346707,8330457,8326884,8380767,8436221,8693344,8819489,8914150
Pupils,Total,Male,5110026,5062891,5016905,4969732,4941969,4889799,4827968,4752521,4665698,4585692,4530217,4478503,4422817,4365544,4300144,4273386,4260021,4287541,4271084,4257975,4252413,4273854,4298584,4428296,4491942,4540318
Pupils,Total,Female,4938369,4897556,4853540,4810545,4785065,4735055,4677273,4603336,4518113,4437880,4375583,4318391,4255379,4191335,4119967,4093280,4075040,4081972,4075623,4072479,4074471,4106913,4137634,4265053,4327552,4373832
Pupils,Primary school/ orientation stage,Total,3900481,3757130,3598851,3495363,3433977,3260347,3278725,3256069,3184063,3101626,3026018,2948936,2891273,2843715,2806056,2808033,2815978,2872473,2903098,2912697,2932701,2954619,2993774,3128501,3217865,3283061
Pupils,Primary school/ orientation stage,Male,1992358,1918858,1837902,1783516,1751170,1660419,1669995,1658572,1623137,1579886,1540808,1502504,1472481,1448674,1429650,1430164,1434732,1464580,1478443,1483470,1494024,1503177,1520889,1587618,1630748,1663469
Pupils,Primary school/ orientation stage,Female,1908123,1838272,1760949,1711847,1682807,1599928,1608730,1597497,1560926,1521740,1485210,1446432,1418792,1395041,1376406,1377869,1381246,1407893,1424655,1429230,1438677,1451442,1472888,1540883,1587122,1619589
Pupils,Secondary general school 3),Total,1095517,1103878,1113953,1111423,1092491,1084300,1023838,953401,889132,825730,767258,703525,656754,607878,553653,507502,466323,427674,387395,363057,347058,333456,323834,333239,333907,132221
Pupils,Secondary general school 3),Male,615274,620424,627474,626097,614299,610626,575493,535817,498100,462776,430548,394740,369384,342835,312823,286932,264309,243723,220283,205599,195954,187281,180941,185026,184825,75047
Pupils,Secondary general school 3),Female,480243,483454,486479,485326,478192,473674,448345,417584,391032,362954,336710,308785,287370,265043,240830,220570,202014,183951,167112,157458,151104,146172,142893,148218,149087,57174
Pupils,Schools with two courses of education 3)4),Total,408576,428609,440512,438073,428801,379468,340188,311987,299919,302269,329827,370852,399899,433637,453930,477102,498786,520145,528347,526014,528966,529626,528842,545326,550067,710516
Pupils,Schools with two courses of education 3)4),Male,218563,228638,235568,234202,229487,203706,182685,167069,159863,160718,175568,197468,213679,232161,243732,256763,269178,282736,287232,284799,285975,285777,284754,292709,295208,381226
Pupils,Schools with two courses of education 3)4),Female,190013,199971,204944,203871,199314,175762,157503,144918,140056,141551,154259,173384,186220,201476,210198,220339,229608,237409,241115,241215,242991,243849,244085,252617,254859,329290
Pupils,Intermediate school,Total,1250860,1263382,1277739,1283091,1296706,1351452,1324683,1300537,1278092,1262545,1221053,1166509,1130004,1080598,1015160,950706,899853,852514,816088,796128,781692,773034,764776,768869,771330,773159
Pupils,Intermediate school,Male,614102,620035,627363,631648,640384,671042,660600,651635,642902,637527,618414,591513,573210,548413,516068,484225,459294,436719,418318,408678,401151,396561,392607,394121,395033,396389
Pupils,Intermediate school,Female,636758,643347,650376,651443,656322,680410,664083,648902,635190,625018,602639,574996,556794,532185,499092,466481,440559,415795,397770,387450,380541,376473,372169,374748,376302,376770
Pupils,Schools with three courses of education/ Free Waldorf School 4),Total,619431,619458,618427,619366,618782,613227,597719,585848,578624,582794,610947,665613,714250,763556,835227,904136,967161,1037478,1084551,1126395,1144164,1163292,1183871,1219524,1236633,1305825
Pupils,Schools with three courses of education/ Free Waldorf School 4),Male,317933,317690,316547,315783,313839,309973,300779,293330,288940,290633,304845,333696,359594,386563,424843,462145,496582,535813,560586,581910,590253,599049,608634,625767,633168,668772
Pupils,Schools with three courses of education/ Free Waldorf School 4),Female,301498,301768,301880,303583,304943,303254,296940,292518,289684,292161,306102,331917,354656,376993,410384,441991,470579,501665,523965,544485,553911,564246,575237,593755,603467,637053
Pupils,Grammar school,Total,2245155,2256861,2284326,2296724,2316263,2404043,2431329,2449752,2466041,2468949,2475371,2475174,2433128,2387590,2329990,2304546,2281227,2252968,2225768,2207256,2191209,2225544,2237193,2277009,2280967,2279575
Pupils,Grammar school,Male,1024785,1028577,1040250,1047513,1060256,1107185,1125233,1139097,1152858,1158850,1166578,1169971,1153761,1133184,1106795,1093254,1080591,1066867,1051115,1039878,1030092,1047258,1055740,1079508,1084539,1085199
Pupils,Grammar school,Female,1220370,1228284,1244076,1249211,1256007,1296858,1306096,1310655,1313183,1310099,1308793,1305203,1279367,1254406,1223195,1211292,1200636,1186101,1174653,1167381,1161117,1178286,1181453,1197501,1196430,1194371
Category,Type of school-leaving certificate,Sex,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number,Number
Graduates/ school-leavers,Total,Total,932495,933616,926852,936407,947887,986317,958485,969598,965044,929531,893561,865316,882913,868790,895334,850721,846312,855611,831807,812166,800811,749946,768191,769411,782423,798514
Graduates/ school-leavers,Total,Male,475949,476066,473494,476530,483269,500920,488378,495349,490750,470905,450770,438204,445008,439463,452410,433207,432245,437367,428564,420072,411765,386082,393046,392165,400989,408482
Graduates/ school-leavers,Total,Female,456546,457550,453358,459877,464618,485397,470107,474249,474294,458626,442791,427112,437905,429327,442924,417514,414067,418244,403243,392094,389046,363864,375145,377246,381434,390037
Graduates/ school-leavers,Without first school certificate,Total,83761,86601,88881,85314,84092,82212,78152,75897,70547,64918,58354,53058,49560,47648,46295,46950,47435,49193,52680,53598,52833,45072,47490,52262,55708,62036
Graduates/ school-leavers,Without first school certificate,Male,53833,56041,56779,54395,53481,52565,49756,47857,44248,39872,35506,32351,29874,28731,27829,28348,29087,30444,32853,33573,33177,27933,29428,32190,33665,37619
Graduates/ school-leavers,Without first school certificate,Female,29928,30560,32102,30919,30611,29647,28396,28040,26299,25046,22848,20707,19686,18917,18466,18602,18348,18749,19827,20025,19653,17139,18062,20077,22043,24417
Graduates/ school-leavers,With first school certificate,Total,239401,234340,236127,238746,246194,246237,237712,237247,228616,210381,191957,179753,168660,157498,151314,146649,139948,139243,134389,133515,132468,123687,122282,125224,130322,133114
Graduates/ school-leavers,With first school certificate,Male,137983,134658,135315,137165,141182,141745,136792,136985,131190,120642,110085,103904,97595,91714,88228,86078,82594,82366,80198,80940,79830,74604,73556,74198,76717,78049
Graduates/ school-leavers,With first school certificate,Female,101418,99682,100812,101581,105012,104492,100920,100262,97426,89739,81872,75849,71065,65784,63086,60571,57354,56877,54191,52578,52638,49083,48731,51026,53605,55065
Graduates/ school-leavers,Intermediate school certificate 5),Total,374295,372810,376545,377011,384008,419790,398749,398176,392637,373503,361380,350856,339758,344527,377364,375791,370094,369230,356812,341604,337578,333039,334137,331806,336361,344222
Graduates/ school-leavers,Intermediate school certificate 5),Male,179982,179651,182129,182569,186523,203150,195881,196690,195430,186665,179888,176425,172048,174100,190976,191320,188949,189068,184039,177030,173385,171504,171479,169661,172566,175851
Graduates/ school-leavers,Intermediate school certificate 5),Female,194313,193159,194416,194442,197485,216640,202868,201486,197207,186838,181492,174431,167710,170427,186388,184471,181145,180162,172773,164574,164193,161535,162661,162150,163795,168366
Graduates/ school-leavers,Entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences 5),Total,9193,10160,11286,12082,11295,11683,12407,14260,14068,14179,13312,13455,13769,13945,1068,841,973,778,628,900,624,912,849,770,802,821
Graduates/ school-leavers,Entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences 5),Male,4132,4636,5214,5693,5231,5476,5897,6677,6562,6538,6383,6406,6525,6649,560,442,500,417,336,438,318,471,434,401,405,437
Graduates/ school-leavers,Entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences 5),Female,5061,5524,6072,6389,6064,6207,6510,7583,7506,7641,6929,7049,7244,7296,508,399,473,361,292,462,306,441,415,369,397,384
Graduates/ school-leavers,University entrance qualification,Total,225845,229705,214013,223254,222298,226395,231465,244018,259176,266550,268558,268194,311166,305172,319293,280490,287862,297167,287298,282552,277308,247236,263428,259344,259230,258324
Graduates/ school-leavers,University entrance qualification,Male,100019,101080,94057,96708,96852,97984,100052,107140,113320,117188,118908,119118,138966,138269,144817,127019,131115,135072,131138,128094,125055,111567,118152,115720,117636,116526
Graduates/ school-leavers,University entrance qualification,Female,125826,128625,119956,126546,125446,128411,131413,136878,145856,149362,149650,149076,172200,166903,174476,153471,156747,162095,156160,154455,152256,135669,145276,143624,141594,141795
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"Source: Federal Statistical Office (GENESIS-Online database - 21111 Statistics of schools of general education, Fachserie 11 Reihe 1)",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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1) Year specification: school year or school-leaving year (e.g. 2005 = school year 2005/2006 or school-leaving year 2005).,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"2) As of 2018, differences in sums are possible due to the rounding procedure to ensure privacy in general schools statistics. For further information see source.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"3) For the 2024/2025 school year, ""Secondary schools"" in Bavaria were converted into ""Schools with two courses of education"", which means that the data for these two types of schools is no longer comparable with previous years.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"4) In the 2024/2025 school year, the following types of schools will be renamed: ""Integrated comprehensive school"" will become ""School with three courses of education"" and ""Schools with different courses of education"" will become ""Schools with two courses of education"".",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
"5) As of 2013, the category intermediate school certificate includes the proof of the academic part of the entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences (in Saxony-Anhalt as of 2012).",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"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",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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"Last update: October 1, 2025",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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