| 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 | 236,681 | 11,495 | 14,278 | 12,453 | 3,947 | 194,508 |
| 2022 | 239,691 | 11,877 | 14,938 | 12,286 | 4,160 | 196,430 |
| 2021 | 244,160 | 12,121 | 15,226 | 12,746 | 4,076 | 199,991 |
| 2020 | 230,153 | 11,624 | 14,395 | 11,663 | 3,954 | 188,517 |
| 2019 | 247,637 | 12,694 | 15,652 | 12,557 | 3,436 | 203,298 |
| 2018 | 243,792 | 12,487 | 15,261 | 12,569 | 3,800 | 199,675 |
| 2017 | 246,696 | 13,836 | 15,691 | 12,327 | 4,570 | 200,272 |
| 2016 | 242,774 | 14,964 | 16,055 | 12,270 | 5,952 | 193,533 |
| 2015 | 239,919 | 17,434 | 16,166 | 11,881 | 6,258 | 188,180 |
| 2014 | 227,876 | 23,446 | 15,349 | 11,567 | 7,499 | 170,015 |
| 2013 | 214,833 | 30,708 | 15,451 | 11,167 | 10,509 | 146,998 |
| 2012 | 203,647 | 38,583 | 14,628 | 10,252 | 15,576 | 124,608 |
| 2011 | 193,434 | 45,558 | 14,876 | 10,410 | 23,231 | 99,359 |
| 2010 | 175,928 | 49,327 | 14,328 | 9,870 | 33,124 | 69,279 |
| 2009 | 165,899 | 53,321 | 14,017 | 9,449 | 42,642 | 46,470 |
| 2008 | 151,273 | 52,701 | 14,632 | 8,052 | 47,729 | 28,159 |
| 2007 | 141,011 | 53,830 | 13,775 | 6,959 | 47,247 | 19,200 |
| 2006 | 131,635 | 51,180 | 14,360 | 6,215 | 46,303 | 13,577 |
| 2005 | 127,511 | 49,994 | 15,680 | 5,788 | 45,723 | 10,326 |
| 2004 | 118,387 | 48,852 | 14,108 | 5,846 | 42,951 | 6,630 |
| 2003 | 112,577 | 47,916 | 14,319 | 5,823 | 41,131 | 3,388 |
| 2002 | 110,551 | 47,718 | 15,166 | 6,619 | 39,141 | 1,907 |
| 2001 | 112,462 | 48,736 | 16,044 | 6,972 | 39,977 | 733 |
| 2000 | 118,396 | 52,400 | 16,928 | 7,781 | 40,939 | 348 |
| 1999 | 125,305 | 56,490 | 16,359 | 7,908 | 44,548 | - |
| 1998 | 131,438 | 60,662 | 16,662 | 8,554 | 45,560 | - |
| 1997 | 139,293 | 65,376 | 16,404 | 8,211 | 49,302 | - |
| 1996 | 140,418 | 67,526 | 15,745 | 8,090 | 49,057 | - |
| 1995 | 136,444 | 64,667 | 15,338 | 7,171 | 49,268 | - |
| 1994 | 130,368 | 62,046 | 15,415 | 5,900 | 47,007 | - |
| 1993 | 123,165 | 61,894 | 14,594 | 4,244 | 42,433 | - |
| 1992 | 111,257 | 53,169 | 14,284 | 3,138 | 40,666 | - |
| 1991 | 108,137 | 51,623 | 13,649 | 3,400 | 39,465 | - |
| 1990 | 105,554 | 51,114 | 13,357 | 3,289 | 37,794 | - |
| 1989 | 104,332 | 50,097 | 13,146 | 3,787 | 37,302 | - |
| 1988 | 100,860 | 46,956 | 12,774 | 4,682 | 36,448 | - |
| 1987 | 97,972 | 44,436 | 11,836 | 5,791 | 35,909 | - |
| 1986 | 94,107 | 41,669 | 11,610 | 7,317 | 33,511 | - |
| 1985 | 92,904 | 41,005 | 11,353 | 8,440 | 32,106 | - |
| 1984 | 89,004 | 38,442 | 10,855 | 9,832 | 29,875 | - |
| 1983 | 87,198 | 37,588 | 10,589 | 11,022 | 27,999 | - |
| 1982 | 84,299 | 35,423 | 10,251 | 11,597 | 27,028 | - |
| 1981 | 80,089 | 33,571 | 9,792 | 11,832 | 24,894 | - |
| 1980 | 81,561 | 33,218 | 9,830 | 13,070 | 25,443 | - |
| 1979 | 81,223 | 31,407 | 9,726 | 14,801 | 25,289 | - |
| 1978 | 81,024 | 30,038 | 9,845 | 17,655 | 23,486 | - |
| 1977 | 83,297 | 29,083 | 9,596 | 19,573 | 25,045 | - |
| 1976 | 80,373 | 29,030 | 9,751 | 19,198 | 22,394 | - |
| 1975 | 79,745 | 27,444 | 9,619 | 17,596 | 25,086 | - |
As at 16 September 2024