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Press release No. 559 of 22 December 2022 Women holding 27% of university professorships (main job) in 2021
An academic career begins with higher education and can lead to a professorship at a university. As primary occupation, just over one in four professorships (27%) were held by women at universities in Germany in 2021 (2020: 26%), according to the …
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Press release No. 540 of 15 December 2022 Visits to cinemas and theatres down by two thirds in the Covid year of 2020
The number of visits to cultural institutions in Germany in part fell dramatically in the Covid year of 2020 due to pandemic-related closures and restricted access regulations. Compared with 2019, visits to German cinemas fell by more than two thirds …
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Date: December 15, 2022 Museums and number of visits
Tables on the subject: Museums and number of visits by type of museum and supporting institution, 2021 and 2022
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Press release No. 531 of 13 December 2022 Public expenditure on culture up by almost 16% in 2020
The Federation, Länder and municipalities spent a total of 14.5 billion euros on culture in the Covid-19 year of 2020. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that this was an increase of almost 16%, or 2.0 billion euros, compared with the …
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Press release No. 520 of 8 December 2022 Public education expenditure up 3.3% in 2021
The education expenditure of the Federation, Länder and municipalities increased to 169.3 billion euros in 2021. That was an increase of roughly 5.3 billion euros, or 3.3%, compared with 2020. Schools received 82.8 billion euros, which was just under …
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Press release No. 505 of 1 December 2022 Highest ever rate of participation in continuing vocational training in 2020
Looking at enterprises in Germany which offer training courses for their staff, the pandemic year of 2020 was the first year in which more than half (52%) of the persons employed participated in internal continuing education. The Federal Statistical …
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Press release No. 503 of 30 November 2022 Winter semester of 2022/2023: fewer students than a year earlier for the first time in 15 years
1.0% fewer students are enrolled at German institutions of higher education in the winter semester of 2022/2023 than a year earlier. The number of students thus decreased for the first time after continuous growth since the winter semester of …
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Press release No. N068 of 24 November 2022 Podcast on skilled labour shortage: what is the situation of vocational training in Germany?
Many businesses in Germany complain about a shortage of junior staff. What is the situation of vocational training in our country? What has changed, not least because of the Covid-19 pandemic? What occupations do young people choose today - and why? …
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Press release No. 487 of 18 November 2022 Federal Statistical Office awards research prizes 2022
On 17 November 2022, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) gave the prize for junior scientists “Statistical Science for the Society” to two outstanding scientific projects. In addition, a Covid-19 special prize was awarded. The award-winning …
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Press release No. N066 of 16 November 2022 37.9% of students in Germany at risk of poverty in 2021
The third relief package of the Federal Government is intended to support students, who are especially affected by the current high prices because of their low incomes. In 2021, 37.9% of the students in Germany were at risk of poverty. Based on first …
