This timeline shows the number of first-year students in the first university semester in Germany during the academic years 1995/1996 to 2023/2024. In 2023/2024, there were 481,962 first-year students starting their university studies in Germany. A total of around 2.87 million students were in enrolled in German universities.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (August 9, 2024). Number of first-year students in the first university semester in Germany from 1995/96 to 2023/24 [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/584089/first-year-student-numbers-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of first-year students in the first university semester in Germany from 1995/96 to 2023/24." Chart. August 9, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/584089/first-year-student-numbers-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Number of first-year students in the first university semester in Germany from 1995/96 to 2023/24. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/584089/first-year-student-numbers-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of First-year Students in The First University Semester in Germany from 1995/96 to 2023/24." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 9 Aug 2024, /statistics/584089/first-year-student-numbers-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt, Number of first-year students in the first university semester in Germany from 1995/96 to 2023/24 ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/584089/first-year-student-numbers-germany/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Number of first-year students in the first university semester in Germany from 1995/96 to 2023/24 [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, August 9, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/584089/first-year-student-numbers-germany/
