* Total study time of graduates (all degrees) in each year. Figures for years preceding 2021 were retrieved from earlier issues of the publication "Bildung und Kultur - Prüfungen an Hochschulen".
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Average study duration of first-degree university graduates in Germany 2003-2023
This timeline shows the average study duration of first degree university graduates in Germany from 2003 to 2023, in semesters. In 2023, first-degree graduates studied for an average of just over semesters.
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (September 16, 2024). Average study duration of first-degree university graduates in Germany from 2003 to 2023 (in semesters) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 16, 2026, from /statistics/584277/average-study-duration-graduates-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Average study duration of first-degree university graduates in Germany from 2003 to 2023 (in semesters)." Chart. September 16, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 16, 2026. /statistics/584277/average-study-duration-graduates-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2024). Average study duration of first-degree university graduates in Germany from 2003 to 2023 (in semesters). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 16, 2026. /statistics/584277/average-study-duration-graduates-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Average Study Duration of First-degree University Graduates in Germany from 2003 to 2023 (in Semesters)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 16 Sep 2024, /statistics/584277/average-study-duration-graduates-germany/
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Average study duration of first-degree university graduates in Germany from 2003 to 2023 (in semesters) [Graph], Statistisches Bundesamt, September 16, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/584277/average-study-duration-graduates-germany/
