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DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification Survey Period:
Dec 1, 2017 - Apr 17, 2021Waves:
5Survey Data Type:
Quantitative DataData available in:
German, EnglishDOI:
10.21249/DZHW:gsl2018:3.0.0Published at:
Oct 30, 2026Version:
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DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification
Details
Study Series:
Institution(s):
German Centre for Higher Education Research and Science Studies (DZHW)
Sponsored by:
- Federal Ministry of Education and Research
Project Contributors:
Spangenberg, Heike 
;
; Woisch, Andreas;
Franke, Barbara;
Quast, Heiko ;
; Jahn, Verena;
Kowalewski, Silina;
Meine, Anna;
Mentges, Hanna ;
; Renneberg, Ann-Christin;
Schoger, Laura ;
; Föste-Eggers, Dennis
Survey Design:
Panel
Waves:
5
Survey Data Type:
Quantitative Data
Data available in:
German, English
Data Curation:
Euler, Thorsten ;
; Klein, Daniel ;
; Weber, Anne
DOI:
Version:
3.0.0 (published at Oct 30, 2026)
Additional Links:
Allowed use cases:
- scientific use
Data Package Description
The DZHW-Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 is part of the DZHW-Panel Study of School Leavers survey series, in which standardized multiple surveys are used to collect information on the post-school careers of school leavers with a (school) higher education entrance qualification. As a rule, several survey waves are conducted at different times before and after the acquisition of the higher education entrance qualification. Accordingly, this is a combined cohort-panel design. The panel 2018 is the 21st cohort of the survey series of which the data of the first survey wave will be published first. One of the main focal points is the topic of diversity, with a particular focus on migration background. Another special feature of the panel 2018 is that, for the first time within the survey series, school principals were also surveyed in addition as part of the first survey wave.
Documents related to this Data Package
Data Package
| Title | Description | Document Language | DOI | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification | Data Package Overview | English |
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gsl2018_Overview_en.pdf |
| DZHW-Studienberechtigtenpanel 2018 - Ausbildungswege von Studienberechtigten | Data Package Overview | German |
|
gsl2018_Overview_de.pdf |
| Daten- und Methodenbericht des Datenpakets "DZHW-Studienberechtigtenpanel 2018 - Ausbildungswege von Studienberechtigten" | The report includes different information on the data package. | German |
|
gsl2018_MethodReport_de.pdf |
| Data and Methods Report of the data package "DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification" | The report includes general information on the data package. | English |
|
gsl2018_MethodReport_en.pdf |
| Release Notes | The release notes contain information about the current version and changes compared to previous versions. | English |
|
gsl2018_ReleaseNotes.md |
Instruments
| Type | Description | Document Language | DOI | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire | Applied survey instrument (first wave) | German |
|
gsl2018_W1_Questionnaire_de.pdf |
| Questionnaire | Applied survey instrument (first wave, supplementary questionnaire for school principals) | German |
|
gsl2018_W1_Schulleitung_Questionnaire_de.pdf |
| Questionnaire | Applied survey instrument (PAPI, second wave) | German |
|
gsl2018_W2_PAPI_Questionnaire_de.pdf |
| Questionnaire | Applied survey instrument (CAWI, second wave) | German |
|
gsl2018_W2_CAWI_Questionnaire_de.pdf |
| Variable Questionnaire | Variable Questionaire of "DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification" (first wave) | German |
|
gsl2018_W1_VariableQuestionnaire_de.pdf |
| Variable Questionnaire | English translation of: Variable Questionaire of "DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification" (first wave) | English |
|
gsl2018_W1_VariableQuestionnaire_en.pdf |
| Variable Questionnaire | Variable Questionaire of "DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification" (first wave, supplementary questionnaire for school principals) | German |
|
gsl2018_W1_Schulleitung_VariableQuestionnaire_de.pdf |
| Variable Questionnaire | English translation of: Variable Questionaire of "DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification" (first wave, supplementary questionnaire for school principals) | English |
|
gsl2018_W1_Schulleitung_VariableQuestionnaire_en.pdf |
| Variable Questionnaire | Variable Questionaire of "DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification" (PAPI, second wave) | German |
|
gsl2018_W2_PAPI_Variable-Questionnaire_de.pdf |
| Variable Questionnaire | Variable Questionaire of "DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 - Educational paths of school leavers with a higher education entrance qualification" (CAWI, second wave) | German |
|
gsl2018_W2_CAWI_Variable-Questionnaire_de.pdf |
| Question Flow | Visualization of the survey procedures controlled by filter questions (first wave) | German |
|
gsl2018_W1_QuestionFlow_de.pdf |
| Question Flow | English translation of: Visualization of the survey procedures controlled by filter questions (first wave) | English |
|
gsl2018_W1_QuestionFlow_en.pdf |
| Question Flow | Visualization of the survey procedures controlled by filter questions (PAPI, second wave) | German |
|
gsl2018_W2_PAPI_QuestionFlow_de.pdf |
| Question Flow | English translation of: Visualization of the survey procedures controlled by filter questions (PAPI, second wave) | English |
|
gsl2018_W2_PAPI_QuestionFlow_en.pdf |
| Question Flow | Visualization of the survey procedures controlled by filter questions (CAWI, second wave) | German |
|
gsl2018_W2_CAWI_QuestionFlow_de.pdf |
| Question Flow | English translation of: Visualization of the survey procedures controlled by filter questions (CAWI, second wave) | English |
|
gsl2018_W2_CAWI_QuestionFlow_en.pdf |
| Question Flow | Visualization of the survey procedures controlled by filter questions (simplified) (wave 3a) | German |
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gsl2018_W3a_QuestionFlow_de.pdf |
| Question Flow | Visualization of the survey procedures controlled by filter questions (simplified) (wave 3b) | German |
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gsl2018_W3b_QuestionFlow_de.pdf |
Data Sets
| Title | Description | Document Language | DOI | File |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Datensatzreport: Personendatensatz des DZHW-Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Individual data of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds1_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Individual data of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Individual data of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds1_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Personendatensatz (Schulleitungen) des DZHW-Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Individual data (principals) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds2_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Individual data (principals) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Individual data (principals) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds2_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Episodendatensatz (Tätigkeiten aus Kalendarium) des DZHW-Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (activities from calendar) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds3_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Spell data (activities from calendar) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (activities from calendar) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds3_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Episodendatensatz (Schul-Episoden) des DZHW Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (school spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds4_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Spell data (school spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (school spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds4_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Episodendatensatz (Ausbildungs-Episoden) des DZHW Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (vocational training spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds5_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Spell data (vocational training spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (vocational training spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds5_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Episodendatensatz (Studiums-Episoden) des DZHW Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (study spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds6_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Spell data (study spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (study spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds6_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Episodendatensatz (Praktikums-Episoden) des DZHW Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (internship spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds7_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Spell data (internship spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (internship spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds7_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Episodendatensatz (Fortbildungs-Episoden) des DZHW Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (further education spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds8_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Spell data (further education spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (further education spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds8_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Episodendatensatz (Erwerbstätigkeits-Episoden) des DZHW Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (employment spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds9_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Spell data (employment spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (employment spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds9_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Episodendatensatz (Arbeitslosigkeits-Episoden) des DZHW Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (unemployment spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds10_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Spell data (unemployment spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (unemployment spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds10_DsReport_en.pdf |
| Datensatzreport: Episodendatensatz (Selbständigkeits-Episoden) des DZHW Studienberechtigtenpanels 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (self-employment spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | German |
|
gsl2018-ds11_DsReport_de.pdf |
| Dataset Report: Spell data (self-employment spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018 | Codebook/Variable Report/Dataset Report of "Spell data (self-employment spells) of the DZHW Panel Study of School Leavers 2018" | English |
|
gsl2018-ds11_DsReport_en.pdf |
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