Figure 1
The horizontal axis is labeled “Year of the survey,” ranging from 2013 to 2018 in increments of 1 year. The vertical axis ranges from 0.15 to 0.35 in increments of 0.05 units. The plot tracks two shares as indicated in the legend: “Share new apprentices with Abitur” (Dashed line) and “Share new apprentices with maximum lower secondary certificate” (Dotted line). The gray shaded areas surrounding the lines represent the 95 percent confidence intervals. The “Abitur Share” starts at 0.25 in 2013, decreases to 0.235 in 2014, and then shows a clear upward trend. It peaks around 2016 at 0.30 and stabilizes near 0.29 in 2018. The “Lower Secondary Certificate Share” starts at 0.225 in 2013, increases to 0.235in 2014, and then shows a clear downward trend. It drops to its lowest point around 2016 at 0.18. It then slightly recovers to 0.2 in 2018 All numerical values are approximated.Share of newly hired apprentices with Abitur and maximum lower secondary school-leaving certificate over time. Source: BIBB training Panel 2013–2018, weighted results (for more information on the survey weights see Friedrich and Lukowski, 2023)