Indicator history

The second Integration Indicator Report issued by the Federal Government Commissioner for Migration, Refugees and Integration (Beauftragte der Bundesregierung für Migration, Flüchtlinge und Integration) shows a positive trend in the educational level of pupils with a migration background in the period from 2004/2005 to 2009/2010. Still, a significant difference in the level of education between pupils with a migration background and pupils without a migration background remains [1, 11/12/34-38].

The school year 2011/2012 showed again: the lower the school track the higher the number/proportion of pupils with a migration background. While there is a proportion of only slightly more than 4 per cent of migration background pupils in the Gymnasium, one can find 8 per cent in the Realschule and the highest percentage (18.7%) in the lowest track (Hauptschule). Yet, since a couple of years one can observe a positive trend: especially regarding secondary schools that offer several educational backgrounds (Schularten mit mehreren Bildungsgängen) the numbers of migration background pupils rises (2003: 2.7%; 2011: 4.9%) [2].

Source:

1. Engels, Dietrich/ Köller, Regine/ Koopmans, Ruud/ Höhne, Jutta (2011), Zweiter Integrationsindikatorenbericht, http://www.bundesregierung.de/Content/DE/_Anlagen/2012/01/2012-01-12-integrationsbericht.pdf?__blob=publicationFile, Accessed on 13.02.2012.
2. Federal Statistical Office (Statistisches Bundesamt, Destatis), Schüler/innen in allgemeinbildenden und beruflichen Schulen: https://www.destatis.de/DE/Publikationen/Thematisch/BildungForschungKultur/Schulen/AllgemeinbildendeSchulen2110100127004.pdf?__blob=publicationFile, Accessed on 11.01.2013.