Saxony - nationwide leader in computer science lessons at secondary schools

In Saxony, 43% of pupils at upper secondary level (39% of whom are female - also a nationwide record) study computer science. Nationwide, the average figure is only 15.53%.

Computer science is increasingly becoming an integral part of the school curriculum at general education schools in Germany. This is the conclusion of the Computer Science Monitor 2025/26, published by the Gesellschaft für Informatik e.V., the Stifterverband and the Heinz Nixdorf Foundation. Only in Berlin, Brandenburg and Hesse will there be no compulsory computer science subject in the foreseeable future. There are major differences in the scope of the compulsory subject in years 5 to 10 and in the enrolment rates in the upper school. In Saxony, computer science has been a compulsory subject in years seven to ten since 2004. In Saxony and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, more than every second pupil and almost every third pupil takes computer science. In Thuringia and Rhineland-Palatinate, just under one in two boys and just under one in four (Thuringia) and one in five girls (Rhineland-Palatinate). In Hesse, Lower Saxony and Bremen, on the other hand, around one in six boys and only one in 25 girls take computer science.