| Year | Total | Of which: | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University degree3 |
Doctors degree examinations (Ph.D. or equivalent) |
State examinations for the teaching profession |
Diploma examinations at Fachhochschulen (universities of applied science)4 |
Bachelor or Master |
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| 1: Year of examination: summer term plus preceding winter term (for example 1975=summer term 1975 plus winter term 1974/75). 2: Until 1992 former territory of the Federal Republic. 3: Including 'Final Arts Examination' and 'Other Examination Passed', exluding 'State examinations for the teaching profession', 'Bachelor' and 'Master'. 4: Excluding 'Bachelor' and 'Master'. |
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| 2023 | 70,142 | 3,094 | 5,803 | 1,320 | 343 | 59,582 |
| 2022 | 68,014 | 2,918 | 5,785 | 1,397 | 355 | 57,559 |
| 2021 | 65,447 | 2,725 | 5,763 | 1,428 | 358 | 55,173 |
| 2020 | 57,670 | 2,635 | 5,321 | 1,173 | 445 | 48,096 |
| 2019 | 60,006 | 2,796 | 5,688 | 1,303 | 397 | 49,822 |
| 2018 | 55,000 | 2,661 | 5,199 | 1,171 | 463 | 45,506 |
| 2017 | 52,733 | 2,892 | 5,279 | 1,143 | 523 | 42,896 |
| 2016 | 49,112 | 2,995 | 5,061 | 1,080 | 611 | 39,365 |
| 2015 | 46,434 | 3,651 | 5,013 | 1,047 | 637 | 36,086 |
| 2014 | 43,671 | 5,152 | 4,620 | 905 | 760 | 32,234 |
| 2013 | 41,349 | 6,545 | 4,347 | 855 | 1,418 | 28,184 |
| 2012 | 39,578 | 8,622 | 4,126 | 725 | 2,210 | 23,895 |
| 2011 | 38,332 | 10,130 | 4,064 | 746 | 3,245 | 20,147 |
| 2010 | 35,472 | 11,344 | 3,831 | 664 | 4,292 | 15,341 |
| 2009 | 33,711 | 12,164 | 3,638 | 663 | 5,430 | 11,816 |
| 2008 | 31,796 | 12,479 | 3,665 | 546 | 5,741 | 9,365 |
| 2007 | 29,571 | 12,440 | 3,499 | 478 | 5,537 | 7,617 |
| 2006 | 25,971 | 11,162 | 3,266 | 472 | 4,785 | 6,286 |
| 2005 | 23,732 | 10,286 | 3,556 | 439 | 4,372 | 5,079 |
| 2004 | 19,587 | 9,254 | 2,745 | 396 | 3,926 | 3,266 |
| 2003 | 16,964 | 8,722 | 2,308 | 328 | 3,798 | 1,808 |
| 2002 | 15,109 | 7,958 | 2,082 | 339 | 3,476 | 1,254 |
| 2001 | 13,803 | 7,622 | 2,017 | 295 | 3,336 | 533 |
| 2000 | 12,791 | 7,318 | 1,926 | 251 | 3,130 | 166 |
| 1999 | 11,758 | 6,776 | 1,739 | 246 | 2,997 | - |
| 1998 | 10,966 | 6,336 | 1,678 | 238 | 2,714 | - |
| 1997 | 10,615 | 6,319 | 1,627 | 187 | 2,482 | - |
| 1996 | 9,809 | 5,737 | 1,556 | 167 | 2,349 | - |
| 1995 | 9,191 | 5,211 | 1,486 | 124 | 2,370 | - |
| 1994 | 8,868 | 5,014 | 1,526 | 130 | 2,198 | - |
| 1993 | 8,019 | 4,602 | 1,356 | 97 | 1,964 | - |
| 1992 | 7,246 | 3,839 | 1,384 | 73 | 1,950 | - |
| 1991 | 6,760 | 3,647 | 1,258 | 66 | 1,789 | - |
| 1990 | 6,643 | 3,604 | 1,214 | 70 | 1,755 | - |
| 1989 | 6,381 | 3,424 | 1,216 | 87 | 1,654 | - |
| 1988 | 6,081 | 3,274 | 1,055 | 107 | 1,645 | - |
| 1987 | 5,537 | 2,911 | 991 | 116 | 1,519 | - |
| 1986 | 5,595 | 2,964 | 995 | 131 | 1,505 | - |
| 1985 | 5,529 | 2,925 | 997 | 147 | 1,460 | - |
| 1984 | 5,043 | 2,639 | 996 | 158 | 1,250 | - |
| 1983 | 5,070 | 2,602 | 1,052 | 155 | 1,261 | - |
| 1982 | 4,891 | 2,517 | 921 | 168 | 1,285 | - |
| 1981 | 4,501 | 2,242 | 943 | 151 | 1,165 | - |
| 1980 | 4,816 | 2,503 | 881 | 230 | 1,202 | - |
| 1979 | 4,639 | 2,354 | 906 | 144 | 1,235 | - |
| 1978 | 4,732 | 2,331 | 950 | 243 | 1,208 | - |
| 1977 | 4,569 | 2,056 | 865 | 267 | 1,381 | - |
| 1976 | 4,299 | 2,092 | 897 | 177 | 1,133 | - |
| 1975 | 4,295 | 1,867 | 921 | 217 | 1,290 | - |
As at 16 September 2024