This statistic shows the number of students attending school in Germany in the 2018/19 academic year. The largest number of pupils attended primary schools with 2.8 million students, this was followed by vocational schools which had a student population of approximately 2.4 million.
Number of pupils attending schools in Germany in 2018/19, by school type*
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (November 14, 2019). Number of pupils attending schools in Germany in 2018/19, by school type* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 26, 2020, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/715920/number-of-pupils-in-germany-by-school-type/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of pupils attending schools in Germany in 2018/19, by school type*." Chart. November 14, 2019. Statista. Accessed September 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715920/number-of-pupils-in-germany-by-school-type/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2019). Number of pupils attending schools in Germany in 2018/19, by school type*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 26, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715920/number-of-pupils-in-germany-by-school-type/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Pupils Attending Schools in Germany in 2018/19, by School Type*." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Nov 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715920/number-of-pupils-in-germany-by-school-type/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of pupils attending schools in Germany in 2018/19, by school type* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715920/number-of-pupils-in-germany-by-school-type/ (last visited September 26, 2020)
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