Institutions of higher education Students by sex (total and German students)
Students by sex, total and german students. Long term series with annual data from 1975. Tables with original values an change rates.
Value
| Year | Total | Germans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | male | female | total | male | female | |
| 1: Winter term. The results may differ slightly from those previously published because Institutions of higher education that were unable to provide detailed data are excluded. 2: Until 1989: former territory of the Federal Republic. |
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| 2022 | 2,920,263 | 1,444,125 | 1,476,138 | 2,462,053 | 1,199,632 | 1,262,421 |
| 2021 | 2,941,915 | 1,466,282 | 1,475,633 | 2,501,351 | 1,231,256 | 1,270,095 |
| 2020 | 2,944,145 | 1,476,366 | 1,467,779 | 2,527,708 | 1,253,399 | 1,274,309 |
| 2019 | 2,891,049 | 1,464,867 | 1,426,182 | 2,479,448 | 1,246,852 | 1,232,596 |
| 2018 | 2,868,222 | 1,465,978 | 1,402,244 | 2,473,557 | 1,258,281 | 1,215,276 |
| 2017 | 2,844,978 | 1,464,643 | 1,380,335 | 2,470,395 | 1,270,098 | 1,200,297 |
| 2016 | 2,807,010 | 1,453,625 | 1,353,385 | 2,448,115 | 1,269,166 | 1,178,949 |
| 2015 | 2,757,799 | 1,434,126 | 1,323,673 | 2,417,494 | 1,260,203 | 1,157,291 |
| 2014 | 2,698,910 | 1,408,534 | 1,290,376 | 2,377,341 | 1,245,029 | 1,132,312 |
| 2013 | 2,616,881 | 1,371,640 | 1,245,241 | 2,315,531 | 1,218,965 | 1,096,566 |
| 2012 | 2,499,409 | 1,314,017 | 1,185,392 | 2,217,208 | 1,171,894 | 1,045,314 |
| 2011 | 2,380,974 | 1,255,372 | 1,125,602 | 2,115,682 | 1,122,200 | 993,482 |
| 2010 | 2,217,294 | 1,157,485 | 1,059,809 | 1,965,262 | 1,031,086 | 934,176 |
| 2009 | 2,121,178 | 1,106,450 | 1,014,728 | 1,876,403 | 984,097 | 892,306 |
| 2008 | 2,025,307 | 1,057,806 | 967,501 | 1,786,164 | 938,552 | 847,612 |
| 2007 | 1,941,405 | 1,014,761 | 926,644 | 1,707,799 | 898,061 | 809,738 |
| 2006 | 1,979,043 | 1,032,663 | 946,380 | 1,732,674 | 909,740 | 822,934 |
| 2005 | 1,985,765 | 1,037,143 | 948,622 | 1,737,408 | 912,696 | 824,712 |
| 2004 | 1,963,108 | 1,026,199 | 936,909 | 1,716,774 | 901,979 | 814,795 |
| 2003 | 2,019,465 | 1,061,544 | 957,921 | 1,773,329 | 935,718 | 837,611 |
| 2002 | 1,938,811 | 1,020,423 | 918,388 | 1,711,785 | 903,218 | 808,567 |
| 2001 | 1,868,331 | 995,293 | 873,038 | 1,662,090 | 887,462 | 774,628 |
| 2000 | 1,798,863 | 969,922 | 828,941 | 1,611,836 | 870,016 | 741,820 |
| 1999 | 1,770,489 | 967,638 | 802,851 | 1,595,424 | 872,178 | 723,246 |
| 1998 | 1,800,651 | 999,724 | 800,927 | 1,634,657 | 907,403 | 727,254 |
| 1997 | 1,824,107 | 1,029,640 | 794,467 | 1,665,633 | 939,413 | 726,220 |
| 1996 | 1,838,099 | 1,054,684 | 783,415 | 1,685,893 | 966,356 | 719,537 |
| 1995 | 1,857,906 | 1,083,273 | 774,633 | 1,711,434 | 996,856 | 714,578 |
| 1994 | 1,872,490 | 1,107,724 | 764,766 | 1,731,030 | 1,022,856 | 708,174 |
| 1993 | 1,867,264 | 1,116,144 | 751,120 | 1,732,873 | 1,033,787 | 699,086 |
| 1992 | 1,834,341 | 1,105,491 | 728,850 | 1,709,732 | 1,027,590 | 682,142 |
| 1991 | 1,775,661 | 1,080,220 | 695,441 | 1,662,791 | 1,008,439 | 654,352 |
| 1990 | 1,712,608 | 1,046,727 | 665,881 | 1,607,993 | 979,232 | 628,761 |
| 1989 | 1,504,563 | 929,394 | 575,169 | 1,412,547 | 869,628 | 542,919 |
| 1988 | 1,464,994 | 905,818 | 559,176 | 1,378,323 | 848,843 | 529,480 |
| 1987 | 1,409,042 | 873,432 | 535,610 | 1,327,839 | 819,434 | 508,405 |
| 1986 | 1,366,057 | 848,510 | 517,547 | 1,288,602 | 796,403 | 492,199 |
| 1985 | 1,336,674 | 830,810 | 505,864 | 1,262,099 | 780,090 | 482,009 |
| 1984 | 1,311,699 | 816,758 | 494,941 | 1,239,447 | 767,111 | 472,336 |
| 1983 | 1,267,263 | 787,920 | 479,343 | 1,197,619 | 739,547 | 458,072 |
| 1982 | 1,198,330 | 741,939 | 456,391 | 1,131,875 | 695,581 | 436,294 |
| 1981 | 1,121,434 | 699,255 | 422,179 | 1,058,970 | 655,400 | 403,570 |
| 1980 | 1,036,303 | 656,087 | 380,216 | 978,590 | 615,565 | 363,025 |
| 1979 | 972,068 | 621,977 | 350,091 | 918,580 | 584,209 | 334,371 |
| 1978 | 938,752 | 607,190 | 331,562 | 887,220 | 570,471 | 316,749 |
| 1977 | 905,897 | 594,071 | 311,826 | 856,083 | 558,280 | 297,803 |
| 1976 | 872,125 | 579,061 | 293,064 | 823,522 | 543,845 | 279,677 |
| 1975 | 836,002 | 553,889 | 282,113 | 788,704 | 519,553 | 269,151 |
As at August 8, 2023
Change on the previous year
| Year | Total | Germans | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | male | female | total | male | female | |
| 1: Winter term. The results may differ slightly from those previously published because Institutions of higher education that were unable to provide detailed data are excluded. 2: Until 1989: former territory of the Federal Republic. |
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| 2022 | -0.7 | -1.5 | 0.0 | -1.6 | -2.6 | -0.6 |
| 2021 | -0.1 | -0.7 | 0.5 | -1.0 | -1.8 | -0.3 |
| 2020 | 1.8 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| 2019 | 0.8 | -0.1 | 1.7 | 0.2 | -0.9 | 1.4 |
| 2018 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 0.1 | -0.9 | 1.2 |
| 2017 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 2015 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 2014 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| 2013 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| 2012 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 2011 | 7.4 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 7.7 | 8.8 | 6.3 |
| 2010 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| 2009 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 2008 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 |
| 2007 | -1.9 | -1.7 | -2.1 | -1.4 | -1.3 | -1.6 |
| 2006 | -0.3 | -0.4 | -0.2 | -0.3 | -0.3 | -0.2 |
| 2005 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| 2004 | -2.8 | -3.3 | -2.2 | -3.2 | -3.6 | -2.7 |
| 2003 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| 2002 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 4.4 |
| 2001 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 4.4 |
| 2000 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 1.0 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| 1999 | -1.7 | -3.2 | 0.2 | -2.4 | -3.9 | -0.6 |
| 1998 | -1.3 | -2.9 | 0.8 | -1.9 | -3.4 | 0.1 |
| 1997 | -0.8 | -2.4 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -2.8 | 0.9 |
| 1996 | -1.1 | -2.6 | 1.1 | -1.5 | -3.1 | 0.7 |
| 1995 | -0.8 | -2.2 | 1.3 | -1.1 | -2.5 | 0.9 |
| 1994 | 0.3 | -0.8 | 1.8 | -0.1 | -1.1 | 1.3 |
| 1993 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 1992 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 4.2 |
| 1991 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| 1990 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 15.8 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 15.8 |
| 1989 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| 1988 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| 1987 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| 1986 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 |
| 1985 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| 1984 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 |
| 1983 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.0 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| 1982 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 6.1 | 8.1 |
| 1981 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 11.0 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 11.2 |
| 1980 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 5.4 | 8.6 |
| 1979 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 5.6 |
| 1978 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 6.4 |
| 1977 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 6.4 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 6.5 |
| 1976 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 |
As at August 8, 2023