As part of its collaboration within the European Union's EURYDICE education information network, the German Eurydice Unit of the Länder annually publishes a comprehensive report of the German education system in English:

• The Education System in the Federal Republic of Germany 2023/2024. A description of the responsibilities, structures and developments in education policy for the exchange of information in Europe. In cooperation with the German EURYDICE Unit of the Federal Government in the Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth.

The Dossier provides an overview ranging from pre-school to adult education, as well as offering background information on the basic political and economical conditions in Germany. This is particularly valuable to interested public and private institutions abroad. The focus is initially on the common features of the education systems in the 16 Länder. Features unique to the individual Land are also included in the description in order to illustrate the diversity of the education available in Germany. The Dossier is supplemented by references concerning the basic legal regulations of the Federal Government and the Länder, a list of institutions and a bibliography, as well as by a glossary of national terms and the special technical terminology used.

Work on the German Dossier was completed following consultation and agreement with the Federal Government and the Länder. The work was performed by the EURYDICE Information Unit of the Länder which is established within the Division for European and Multilateral Affairs of the Standing Conference of the Ministers of Education and Cultural Affairs.

In accordance with the function of the national dossiers, the annual report contains a reliable presentation of the German education system completed in consultation with the ministries responsible for education. In this regard, the dossier supplements the reporting on education based on statistical indicators and serves Germany as basic documentation and reference source on the federal education system for international contacts and consultations at European level.

In addition, the German Eurydice Unit of the Länder publishes the diagram ‘Basic Structure of the educational system in the Federal Republic of Germany’:

• Basic structure of the educational system in the Federal Republic of Germany (Diagram).
  As at September 2023. Berlin 2023
  Printed version: 2023

Statement of Comparability for Foreign Higher Education Qualifications

The Statement of Comparability is an official document issued by the "Zentralstelle für ausländisches Bildungswesen" (Central Office for Foreign Education – ZAB) that describes a foreign higher education qualification, its professional and academic usage. The ZAB Statement of Comparability can facilitate access to the German labour market for holders of foreign higher education qualifications. It is a comparative assessment but not a recognition certificate.
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