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Press release No. 245 of 14 July 2017 1.2% more academic staff (primary employment) at higher education institutions
Roughly 242,200 people were employed as academic or artistic staff in primary employment at German institutions of higher education or university clinics at the end of 2016. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also …
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Press release No. 422 of 1 November 2018 10% of the women had higher educational attainment than their partner in 2017
In 2017, 10% of the women living in a household together with a partner had the formally higher educational attainment in the relationship. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the opposite case was more frequent. In over a …
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Press release No. 135 of 29 March 2022 105,000 apprentices training to become generalist nurses in 2021
For two years, there has been a new vocational training occupation in Germany. Apprentices can train to become generalist nurses entitled to work in geriatric, paediatric and nursing care. Their number totalled 105,006 on reference date 31 December …
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Press release No. 135 of 20 April 2017 12.5 billion euros for non-university research in 2015
In 2015, non-university research institutions spent approximately 12.5 billion euros on research and development in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of 1.3 % on 2014. In the same period, the …
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Press release No. 104 of 21 March 2018 12.7 billion euros for non-university research in 2016
In 2016, non-university research institutions spent approximately 12.7 billion euros on research and development in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of 1.9% on 2015. In the same period, the …
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Press release No. 031 of 26 January 2017 137,300 Germans studied abroad in 2014
In 2014, the number of German students enrolled at institutions of higher education abroad was 137,300. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of 1.9% or 2,500 students on 2013. In the past ten years, the …
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Press release No. 081 of 8 March 2018 137,700 Germans studied abroad in 2015
In 2015, roughly 137,700 German students were enrolled at institutions of higher education abroad. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was a slight increase of 0.5%, or 700 students, compared with 2014. For every 1,000 …
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Press release No. N 009 of 2 February 2021 143,600 pupils repeated the grade in school year 2019/2020
Schedules with alternating home and in-class education, distance learning and longer vacations – for pupils the year 2020 was very different from any school year before. There still is disagreement about how to catch up on all the lessons that were …
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Press release No. 464 of 19 December 2017 15,910 institutions preserve Germany's cultural heritage
Significant parts of Germany's cultural heritage are collected, preserved and made available to the general public by 6,710 museums, 9,117 main and branch locations of public libraries, and 83 state archives of the Federation and the Länder. The …
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Press release No. 327 of 26 August 2020 15.500 foreign professional qualifications in health and nursing care were recognised in 2019
In the whole of Germany, 42,500 professional qualifications acquired in a foreign country were recognised in 2019 as fully or partially equivalent to the relevant qualifications obtained in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also …
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Press release No. 431 of 14 September 2021 192,300 doctoral students enrolled at German institutions of higher education in 2020
In 2020, 192,300 people were undertaking doctoral studies at German institutions of higher education. Of these, 102,000 were men (53% of all doctoral students) and 90,300 were women (47%). The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that the …
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Press release No. 331 of 21 September 2016 196,200 doctoral students in the winter semester of 2014/2015
In the winter semester of 2014/2015, 196,200 doctoral students were supervised by professors at German institutions of higher education. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that just under half of all doctoral students aimed to …
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Press release No. 247 of 6 July 2018 2.5% more female academic staff at higher education institutions
Approximately 393,400 people were employed as academic or artistic staff at German institutions of higher education or university clinics at the end of 2017. Based on provisional figures, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that …
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Press release No. 137 of 17 April 2020 2.6 million pupils to return to schools of general education
Following the decision taken by the Federation and the Länder on 15 April 2020 to reopen schools with certain restrictions, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) estimates that approximately 2.6 million pupils will return to schools of general …
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Press release No. N 014 of 19 February 2021 2.8 million pupils taught at primary schools in Germany in the current school year of 2020/21
Since mid-December 2020, distance learning has been part of the school routine in all of Germany. Now most Länder plan to resume in-school teaching at least of younger pupils on Monday next week. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports …
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Press release No. 055 of 18 February 2019 20 to 24 year olds: more than half have higher education entrance qualification
The rate of persons with a higher education entrance qualification in the age group of the 20 to 24 year olds was 53% in 2017. To coincide with the didacta Trade Fair for Education and Training taking place in Cologne from 19 to 23 February 2019, the …
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Press release No. 315 of 21 August 2019 20% more foreign professional qualifications recognised in 2018
In the whole of Germany, 36,400 professional qualifications acquired in a foreign country were recognised in 2018 as fully or partially equivalent to the relevant qualifications obtained in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also …
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Press release No. 347 of 16 August 2022 200,300 doctoral students enrolled at German institutions of higher education in 2021
In 2021, 200,300 people were undertaking doctoral studies at institutions of higher education in Germany. This was an increase of 8,000, or 4%, compared with 2020. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the percentage of women …
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Press release No. 177 of 30 May 2016 24,300 students received a Germany Scholarship in 2015
In 2015, 24,300 students received a Germany Scholarship in accordance with the Scholarship Programme Act. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of scholarship holders rose by 8% compared with 2014. Measured against …
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Press release No. 176 of 17 May 2018 25,900 students received a Germany Scholarship in 2017
In 2017, 25,900 students received a Germany Scholarship in accordance with the Scholarship Programme Act. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that the number of scholarship holders rose by 2% compared with the previous year. …
