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Federal Republic of Germany – Facts and Figures

Population and Employment

Population (2011) 81,8 million Labour force (2013) 41,8 million
Foreign population (2012) 7,2 million Labour participation rate (2012) 77,0 %
Age structure (2011) (15–64 years)
under 25 years 24,2 % Unemployment rate (2013) 6,9 %
60 years and older 26,6 % Youth unemployment (2013) 6,0 %
(15 to under 25 years)

General Education Vocational Education and Training VET
Highest qualification of school leavers (2012) Achieved qualification (2012)
referring to the respective age group referring to people aged 25 to 35

Higher Education
25,6 %
Certificate for HE entrance
(Abitur/Fachhochschulreife) Higher Education
57,3 % Entrance Rate
(2013)
57,5 % Vocational education and training
in the dual system*
63,3 %
Intermediate School Certificates
53,6 %

Vocational education in
Certificate of basic technical schools** 10,8 %
secondary education without any vocational qualification
22,8 % 20,5 %
without any certificate 5,9 %
* incl. equivalent training in vocational
schools and VET for civil servants
** incl. crafts master/technician training
and schools for medical staff and
assistants
Continuing education participation (2012)
according to type of further training (population aged 19–64) (multi-referencing)

Total participation 49,0 %

in-company vocational individual vocational general continuing
education (CVET) education education
33,0 % 12,0 % 13,0 %

Sources and Annotations: see page 20