Muslim Life in Germany - Deutsche Islam Konferenz

Aspects of Integration 243
many” in comparison to the business statistics is presumably attributable
to the fact that many interviewees attended a course
before it became compulsory to sit the final examination.
A comparison of new entrants (since 2005) and those
who migrated to Germany prior to 2005 shows that of the new
entrants covered by the study “Muslim Life in Germany” who
attended the integration course around half (52 per cent) sat
the examination. All these examinees passed the examination.
The other half of new entrants (48 per cent) did not sit the final
examination. Around two thirds of those who migrated to
Germany prior to 2005 sat the final examination. 94 per cent of
these examinees passed the examination. 6 per cent of examinees
from this group failed the examination.
It is notable that a markedly lower percentage of Muslims
than non-Muslims sit the final examination. 60 per cent of
the Muslim interviewees who attended the integration course
did not sit the final examination. Only around one third of all
Muslims attending the course (36 per cent) completed it by passing
the final examination. 4 per cent of Muslims attending the
course sat the examination but failed. Among the non-Muslims
attending the course, 17 per cent did not sit the final examination,
while 77 per cent acquired the Zertifikat Deutsch after
sitting the final examination. An assessment of the pass levels
among those sitting the examination reveals no differences between
the members of different faiths, however: 91 per cent of
Muslim examinees and 93 per cent of examinees of other faiths
have received the Zertifikat Deutsch after passing the final examination.