Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

Aspects of Integration 205
these attended school in Germany at an older age after having
completed their schooling in their country of origin. These have
a school-leaving qualification both in their country of origin
and in Germany.
When the interviewees’ highest school-leaving qualification
is considered, irrespective of whether it was acquired in the
country of origin or in Germany, it emerges that the group of
Iranian migrants possess by far the highest educational level. A
major proportion of Muslims and members of other religions
from Iran are qualified to enter higher education. Muslims
from Central Asia/CIS and migrants from South/Southeast Asia
represent a relatively well educated group. Muslims from Turkey
reveal the lowest level of education; only 28 per cent have
a high standard of school education and 17 per cent have no
school-leaving qualification at all. An equally high proportion
of migrants without any school-leaving qualification is only to
be found among Muslims from the Middle East. In all, Turkish
migrants both of Muslim faith and of other religions are least
likely to possess a high standard of school education (28 per cent
and 36 per cent respectively) (figure 55).