Institutions of higher education Students of law by sex (total and German students)
Students of law 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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| 2023 | 114,515 | 47,377 | 67,138 | 105,381 | 44,262 | 61,119 |
| 2022 | 116,683 | 48,712 | 67,971 | 107,242 | 45,433 | 61,809 |
| 2021 | 118,685 | 50,219 | 68,466 | 109,139 | 46,939 | 62,200 |
| 2020 | 119,285 | 51,033 | 68,252 | 109,837 | 47,725 | 62,112 |
| 2019 | 117,117 | 50,963 | 66,154 | 107,052 | 47,304 | 59,748 |
| 2018 | 116,843 | 51,166 | 65,677 | 106,554 | 47,500 | 59,054 |
| 2017 | 116,217 | 51,384 | 64,833 | 105,717 | 47,628 | 58,089 |
| 2016 | 114,003 | 50,891 | 63,112 | 103,652 | 47,212 | 56,440 |
| 2015 | 112,271 | 50,363 | 61,908 | 101,880 | 46,695 | 55,185 |
| 2014 | 109,605 | 49,410 | 60,195 | 99,225 | 45,762 | 53,463 |
| 2013 | 107,199 | 48,801 | 58,398 | 97,122 | 45,170 | 51,952 |
| 2012 | 102,908 | 47,258 | 55,650 | 93,012 | 43,670 | 49,342 |
| 2011 | 99,134 | 45,832 | 53,302 | 89,430 | 42,302 | 47,128 |
| 2010 | 92,577 | 42,570 | 50,007 | 83,154 | 39,124 | 44,030 |
| 2009 | 89,331 | 41,406 | 47,925 | 79,926 | 37,903 | 42,023 |
| 2008 | 86,210 | 40,443 | 45,767 | 77,023 | 36,982 | 40,041 |
| 2007 | 83,683 | 39,529 | 44,154 | 74,844 | 36,188 | 38,656 |
| 2006 | 87,947 | 42,165 | 45,782 | 78,406 | 38,545 | 39,861 |
| 2005 | 92,198 | 44,885 | 47,313 | 82,324 | 40,975 | 41,349 |
| 2004 | 93,945 | 46,435 | 47,510 | 83,982 | 42,393 | 41,589 |
| 2003 | 98,834 | 49,889 | 48,945 | 88,684 | 45,553 | 43,131 |
| 2002 | 99,292 | 50,563 | 48,729 | 89,406 | 46,249 | 43,157 |
| 2001 | 100,020 | 51,905 | 48,115 | 90,500 | 47,719 | 42,781 |
| 2000 | 102,889 | 54,196 | 48,693 | 93,838 | 50,075 | 43,763 |
| 1999 | 106,853 | 57,366 | 49,487 | 98,058 | 53,260 | 44,798 |
| 1998 | 110,366 | 60,170 | 50,196 | 102,098 | 56,226 | 45,872 |
| 1997 | 112,756 | 62,222 | 50,534 | 105,100 | 58,512 | 46,588 |
| 1996 | 112,448 | 62,939 | 49,509 | 105,583 | 59,509 | 46,074 |
| 1995 | 110,770 | 62,680 | 48,090 | 104,451 | 59,541 | 44,910 |
| 1994 | 107,457 | 61,419 | 46,038 | 101,702 | 58,488 | 43,214 |
| 1993 | 102,255 | 58,623 | 43,632 | 97,050 | 55,952 | 41,098 |
| 1992 | 97,984 | 56,843 | 41,141 | 93,341 | 54,364 | 38,977 |
| 1991 | 88,470 | 51,488 | 36,982 | 84,486 | 49,371 | 35,115 |
| 1990 | 83,182 | 48,790 | 34,392 | 79,896 | 47,011 | 32,885 |
| 1989 | 82,109 | 48,208 | 33,901 | 79,296 | 46,678 | 32,618 |
| 1988 | 83,428 | 49,200 | 34,228 | 80,972 | 47,800 | 33,172 |
| 1987 | 82,421 | 49,399 | 33,022 | 80,350 | 48,132 | 32,218 |
| 1986 | 84,339 | 51,073 | 33,266 | 82,428 | 49,863 | 32,565 |
| 1985 | 85,361 | 52,184 | 33,177 | 83,528 | 51,013 | 32,515 |
| 1984 | 86,808 | 53,817 | 32,991 | 85,003 | 52,660 | 32,343 |
| 1983 | 84,958 | 53,413 | 31,545 | 83,242 | 52,278 | 30,964 |
| 1982 | 80,816 | 51,582 | 29,234 | 79,191 | 50,487 | 28,704 |
| 1981 | 76,379 | 50,107 | 26,272 | 74,874 | 49,069 | 25,805 |
| 1980 | 69,778 | 47,341 | 22,437 | 68,421 | 46,401 | 22,020 |
| 1979 | 65,225 | 45,072 | 20,153 | 63,959 | 44,197 | 19,762 |
| 1978 | 62,396 | 43,780 | 18,616 | 61,232 | 42,969 | 18,263 |
| 1977 | 59,434 | 42,611 | 16,823 | 58,312 | 41,818 | 16,494 |
| 1976 | 56,099 | 41,465 | 14,634 | 55,042 | 40,711 | 14,331 |
| 1975 | 51,566 | 38,566 | 13,000 | 50,544 | 37,816 | 12,728 |
As at August 9, 2024
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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| 2023 | -1.9 | -2.7 | -1.2 | -1.7 | -2.6 | -1.1 |
| 2022 | -1.7 | -3.0 | -0.7 | -1.7 | -3.2 | -0.6 |
| 2021 | -0.5 | -1.6 | 0.3 | -0.6 | -1.6 | 0.1 |
| 2020 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 0.2 | -0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.2 |
| 2018 | 0.5 | -0.4 | 1.3 | 0.8 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2.9 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| 2015 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| 2014 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.9 |
| 2013 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 5.3 |
| 2012 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.7 |
| 2011 | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 8.1 | 7.0 |
| 2010 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.8 |
| 2009 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 2.5 | 4.9 |
| 2008 | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 3.6 |
| 2007 | -4.8 | -6.3 | -3.6 | -4.5 | -6.1 | -3.0 |
| 2006 | -4.6 | -6.1 | -3.2 | -4.8 | -5.9 | -3.6 |
| 2005 | -1.9 | -3.3 | -0.4 | -2.0 | -3.3 | -0.6 |
| 2004 | -4.9 | -6.9 | -2.9 | -5.3 | -6.9 | -3.6 |
| 2003 | -0.5 | -1.3 | 0.4 | -0.8 | -1.5 | -0.1 |
| 2002 | -0.7 | -2.6 | 1.3 | -1.2 | -3.1 | 0.9 |
| 2001 | -2.8 | -4.2 | -1.2 | -3.6 | -4.7 | -2.2 |
| 2000 | -3.7 | -5.5 | -1.6 | -4.3 | -6.0 | -2.3 |
| 1999 | -3.2 | -4.7 | -1.4 | -4.0 | -5.3 | -2.3 |
| 1998 | -2.1 | -3.3 | -0.7 | -2.9 | -3.9 | -1.5 |
| 1997 | 0.3 | -1.1 | 2.1 | -0.5 | -1.7 | 1.1 |
| 1996 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 2.6 |
| 1995 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 4.5 | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.9 |
| 1994 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| 1993 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 6.1 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 5.4 |
| 1992 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 11.2 | 10.5 | 10.1 | 11.0 |
| 1991 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 7.5 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 6.8 |
| 1990 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 1989 | -1.6 | -2.0 | -1.0 | -2.1 | -2.3 | -1.7 |
| 1988 | 1.2 | -0.4 | 3.7 | 0.8 | -0.7 | 3.0 |
| 1987 | -2.3 | -3.3 | -0.7 | -2.5 | -3.5 | -1.1 |
| 1986 | -1.2 | -2.1 | 0.3 | -1.3 | -2.3 | 0.2 |
| 1985 | -1.7 | -3.0 | 0.6 | -1.7 | -3.1 | 0.5 |
| 1984 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 4.5 |
| 1983 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 7.9 |
| 1982 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 11.3 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 11.2 |
| 1981 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 17.1 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 17.2 |
| 1980 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 11.3 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 11.4 |
| 1979 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 8.3 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 8.2 |
| 1978 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 10.7 | 5.0 | 2.8 | 10.7 |
| 1977 | 5.9 | 2.8 | 15.0 | 5.9 | 2.7 | 15.1 |
| 1976 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 12.6 | 8.9 | 7.7 | 12.6 |
As at August 9, 2024