Germany’s educational system emphasizes high expectations for students.  These high expectations are reflected in German students’ high performance in all core subjects at both the primary and secondary level.

http://www.eduserver.de/zeigen_e.html?seite=4112

• This website contains basic facts about Germany’s education system and provides links to educational resources. It also offers comprehensive collections of educational records.

http://library.thinkquest.org/26576/schoolpage.htm

• This website details the German education system at each grade level and gives overviews of each type of school system.

http://www.germanculture.com.ua/library/facts/bl_education.htm

• This website gives an overview of the German education system. It includes statistics on the number of schools, teachers, and students at each level of the education system. It also includes brief overviews of each level including higher education.

http://www.ed.gov/pubs/GermanCaseStudy/chapter1a.html

• This website contains an overview of German education and includes information on regional differences and funding for the K-13 education.

http://www.nationmaster.com/country/gm-germany/edu-education

• This website contains statistics on many different aspects of German education and how it ranks against other countries.