Documentation of Indicators Education B001 Percentage of Children in Nursery School/ Kindergarten Access to the Elementary Sector Statistisches Bundesamt, Bildung im Zahlenspiegel; Statistisches Bundesamt, Fachserie 1, Reihe 3 Children between the ages of 3 and 5 who are in nursery school/ kindergarten as a percentage of the 3-5 year-old resident population values 1997: Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch 1999. B00101 Child Care: Place-Child-Relation for Children younger than 3 Years Access to the Elementary Sector DJI Zahlenspiegel Children aged 0-3, who in terms of figures dispose of a place in a child care institution starting from 2001 Berlin to West Germany Page 1 of 11
B002 School Attendance of 13-Year-Olds by School Types Educational Participation in the Secondary Sector I Statistisches Bundesamt, Bildung im Zahlenspiegel lower secondary education (secondary modern school), special school (for students with learning problems), intermediate secondary education (intermediate school/ junior high school), upper secondary education (grammar school/ high school), integrated school for intermed. or upper second. edu. (comprehensive school) 13-year-olds attending schools in the different branches of the secondary education system as a percentage of all 13-year-olds from 1993: values for lower secondary education also include children at the so-called 'orientation stages', which are found at grades 5 and 6 in some countries of the FRG; values do always refer to the first half of the academic year B003 Percentage of School Leavers that do not Complete Basic Secondary Education Success in the Secondary Sector I Statistisches Bundesamt, Bildung im Zahlenspiegel; Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch Those leaving basic secondary education facilities (roughly secondary modern schools) without a diploma (i.e., those with compulsory schooling only) as a percentage of all youth in their final year of compulsory school attendance (14-15 years old) 2001 without Berlin Page 2 of 11
B004 Percentage of School Leavers Attaining an Advanced Secondary Degree (Abitur) Success in the Secondary Sector II Statistisches Bundesamt, Bildung im Zahlenspiegel; Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch; Statistisches Bundesamt, Genesis Online Those receiving an advanced secondary degree from schools of general education (grammar- or high schools) and thus achieving the general eligibility to enter a university (Allgemeine Hochschulreife) as a percentage of the 19 year-old resident population break-in 2001 by changing from 12 to 13 school years in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Saxony-Anhalt. B005 Percentage of University Students Participation in the Tertiary Sector Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch; Statistisches Jahrbuch, Genesis-Online Winter-semester university students (including those at teachers' colleges and theological seminaries (pädagogische and theologische Hochschulen)) as a percentage of the resident population between 20 and 29 years of age the years refer to the start of the corresponding winter semester; from 2001 Berlin to West; starting from 1974 including Gesamthochschulen; starting from 2003 are Gesamthochschulen included in Universities and Fachhochschulen B006 Percentage of First-Semester Students at Universities Equal Opportunities: Tertiary Sector BMBF, Das soziale Bild der Studentenschaft, children of workers, children of salaried employees, children of civil servants, children of self-employed First-semester university students by family background as a percentage of the total 18-22 year-old resident population starting from 1997 Berlin to West Germany Page 3 of 11
B007 Percentage of First-Semester Students at Universities and Other Tertiary Education Facilities Equal Opportunities: Tertiary Sector BMBF, Das soziale Bild der Studentenschaft, children of workers, children of salaried employees, children of civil servants, children of self-employed First-semester students at universities and colleges (including technical and specialised ones) by family background as a percentage of the total 18-22 year-old resident population starting from 1997 Berlin to West Germany B008 Educational Participation Rate at Adult Education Centres Continuing Education Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch Number of course registrations in adult education programmes per 100 residents aged 18 and above (at years' end) B009 Overall Percentage of Participation in Extended Vocational Training/Continuing Education Continuing Education BMBF, Berichtssystem Weiterbildung, gainfully employed, non-active population, under 35 years, 35-49 years, 50-64 years, lower secondary degree (secondary modern school), intermediate secondary degree (intermediate school/ junior high school), upper secondary degree (grammar school/ high school) Percentage of the 19-64 year-old German resident population that reported participation in some type of continuing education or training (i.e., continuing training or education of a general, political, or vocational character, resuming a previous course of studies or training, or other forms of continuing training or education) Page 4 of 11
B010 Percentage of Participation in Continuing Education of a General or Political Character Continuing Education BMBF, Berichtssystem Weiterbildung, gainfully employed, non-active population, under 35 years, 35-49 years, 50-64 years, lower secondary degree (secondary modern school), intermediate secondary degree (intermediate school/ junior high school), upper secondary degree (grammar school/ high school) Percentage of the 19-64 year-old German resident population that reported participation in continuing education of a general or political character B011 Percentage of Participation in Extended Vocational Training Continuing Education BMBF, Berichtssystem Weiterbildung, gainfully employed, non-active population, under 35 years, 35-49 years, 50-64 years, lower secondary degree (secondary modern school), intermediate secondary degree (intermediate school/ junior high school), upper secondary degree (grammar school/ high school) Percentage of 19-64 year-old German resident population that reported participation in continuing vocational training Page 5 of 11
B012 Participation in Continuing Vocational Training Among Employed Persons Continuing Education BMBF, Berichtssystem Weiterbildung men, women, workers, salaried employees, civil servants, selfemployed, in firms <100 employees, in firms with 100-999 employees, in firms with >1000 employees, without vocational training, with vocational training in the 'dual system', with master craftsman's diploma, with university degree Employed persons aged 19-64 stating that they have participated in continuing vocational training, as a percentage of the total German employed resident population aged 19-64 B013 Percentage of the Population with Foreign-Language Skills Language Abilities Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach The percentage of respondents aged 14 years or above who answered 'yes' to the question: "Do you speak one or more of the foreign languages listed below well enough in order to make yourself be understood?" until 1995 Emnid; from 1996 Allensbacher Jahrbuch B014 Percentage of the Population with Computer Skills Computer Skills Institut für Demoskopie Allensbach, 14-19 years, 20-29 years, 30-39 years, 40-54 years Percentage of respondents who answered the question "How do you rate your skills in the field of computer and computer technology?" with "professional", "skilled advanced learner", "advanced learner" or "beginner with basic skills" Page 6 of 11
B01401 Percentage of 15-year-old Students with Deficient Mathematical Literacy Quality of school education Ergebnisbericht des Deutschen PISA-Konsortiums Percentage of 15-year old students who achieved one of the two lowest levels on the OECD PISA mathematical scale B01402 Percentage of 15-year-old Students with Deficient Reading Literacy Quality of school education Ergebnisbericht des Deutschen PISA-Konsortiums Percentage of 15-year-old students who achieved one of the two lowest levels on the OECD PISA reading scale B01403 Percentage of the 15-year-old Students with Deficient Scientific Literacy Quality of school education Ergebnisbericht des Deutschen PISA-Konsortiums Percentage of 15-year-old students who achieved the lowest level on the OECD PISA scientifical scale Page 7 of 11
B015 Percentage of the Population with Some Kind of Vocational Training Vocational Training Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch Percentage of the resident population aged 15 years or above that have received some kind of vocational training, either formal vocational training/ apprenticeship (or an equivalent vocational school degree) or practical vocational training/ traineeship B016 Percentage of the Population with an Advanced Vocational Degree Vocational Training Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch Percentage of the resident population aged 15 years or above holding a degree from a specialised school for advanced vocational education (e.g. schools for master craftsmen or technicians) B017 Percentage of the Population with a Degree from a Technical or Specialised College Vocational Training Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch Percentage of the resident population aged 15 years or above holding a degree from a technical or specialised college (usually offering a slightly lower qualification and a shorter period of studies than a regular university) Page 8 of 11
B018 Percentage of the Population with a University Degree Vocational Training Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch Percentage of the resident population aged 15 years or above holding a degree from a university or a comparable tertiary degree (i.e. technical or specialised universities; teachers' colleges, theological seminaries, and certain other specialised colleges) B019 Unemployment Rate for Persons Without Vocational Training Effective Output of Education Access to the Labour Market IAB, Zahlenfibel; IAB Kurzbericht 9, 2005 Percentage of unemployed persons among all economically active persons that have not completed any form of vocational training (including those currently in vocational training and excluding those currently serving in the armed forces) B020 Unemployment Rate for Persons Holding a University Degree Effective Output of Education Access to the Labour Market IAB, Zahlenfibel; IAB Kurzbericht 9, 2005 Percentage of unemployed persons among all economically active persons holding a university or a comparable tertiary degree (i.e. technical or specialised universities; teachers' colleges, theological seminaries, and certain other specialised colleges) (excluding persons currently serving in the armed forces) Page 9 of 11
B021 Percentage of Students in Advanced Secondary Education (Grammar- or High Schools) Attending Public Schools Organisation of and Expenditure for Education Ratio of Public/Private Sector Statistisches Bundesamt, Fachserie 11, Reihe 1 Percentage of students in advanced secondary education (i.e. students at Grammar- or High Schools) who attend public schools starting from 1998 Berlin to West Germany B022 Public Spending on Education Organisation of and Expenditure for Education Costs of the Educational System Statistisches Bundesamt, Bildung im Zahlenspiegel; Statistisches Bundesamt, Statistisches Jahrbuch Public spending on nursery schools/kindergartens, schools, tertiary education, and support of other parts of the educational system, as a percentage of the GDP before 1995: underlying values for the Länder without communal special purpose associations; 1993 and later: values for East and West without contributions by the federal state; starting in 1974: new system of calculating educational spending B023 s of Funding for Higher Education Organisation of and Expenditure for Education Public/Private Financing of Study BMBF, Das soziale Bild der Studentenschaft parents, public grant, earnings, other sources Composition of the monthly income of a university (or other higher education) student (unmarried, not living in his/ her parents' home, in his/ her first course of studies) by sources of funding (in percent) Page 10 of 11
B024 Satisfaction With Educational Attainment Subjective Perception and Evaluation of Educational Attainment Satisfaction Wohlfahrtssurvey, own calculations, without lower secondary degree, lower secondary degree (secondary modern school), intermediate secondary degree (intermediate school/ junior high school), upper secondary degree (grammar school/ high school), without vocational degree, vocational training in the dual system (trade, craft or industry), vocational training in the dual system (commerce), vocational school/ trainee, master craftsman's diploma/ technical diploma, technical college-/university degree The question was posed: "How satisfied are you with your education, i.e., with your formal education or your formal education and vocational training?" Respondents' average answer in terms of a scale ranging from "0" ("completely dissatisfied") to "10" ("completely satisfied") (1978: without pupils and students) Page 11 of 11