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Education in Germany has a classical structure, which includes 3 levels: preschool, secondary and higher.

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German preschool Kita. Children between the ages of 2 and 6 attend Kindergärten, which are not part of the school system. They are often run by city governments, churches or registered societies, many of which follow a specific educational approach. Kindergarten attendance is neither compulsory nor free, but may be partially or fully funded depending on local authorities and parental income. All teachers in China or kindergarten must have a three-year qualified education or be under special supervision during training.
Kindergärten can be open from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. or longer, and may also contain a Kinderkrippe, which means a crèche, for children between eight weeks and three, and possibly a day Hort (often associated with elementary school) for school, children 6 to 10 years old who spend time there after school.
The term Vorschule, meaning preschool, is used for both educational activities in Kindergärten and the compulsory class that is usually associated with primary school. Both systems are handled differently in every region of Germany.

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After children complete their primary education (at 10 years of age, 12 in Berlin and Brandenburg), there are five options for secondary schooling:

1. Grammar school until grade 12 or 13 (with Abitur as exit exam, qualifying for university); and

2. Fachoberschule admission after grade ten until grade twelve (with Fachhochschulreife as exit exam) it is also possible to leave after grade thirteen and get either the "fachgebundene Abitur" (if you haven't learned a language besides English) or get the "Abitur" (with a second language on European level B1) ;

3. Realschule until grade ten;

4. Mittelschule until grade nine (with Hauptschulabschluss and in some cases Mittlere Reife = Realschulabschuss as exit exam); in some federal states the Hauptschule does not exist and pupils are mainstreamed into a Mittelschule or Regionale Schule instead.

5. Comprehensive school

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Education system in Germany

Parents looking for a suitable school for their child have a wide choice of elementary schools

State school. State schools do not charge tuition fees. The majority of pupils attend state schools in their neighbourhood. Schools in affluent areas tend to be better than those in deprived areas. Once children reach school age, many middle-class and working-class families move away from deprived areas

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Students have about 30–40 periods of 45 minutes each per week (depending on year and state), but especially secondary schools today switch to 90 minutes lessons (Block) which count as two 'traditional' lessons. To manage classes that are taught three or five lessons per week there are two common ways. At some schools teaching 90 minutes periods there is still one 45-minute lesson each day, mostly between the first two blocks; at other schools those subjects are taught in weekly or termly rotations. There are about 12 compulsory subjects: up to three foreign languages (the first one is often already taken in primary school, the second one beginning in 6th or 7th grade, another is taken somewhen between 7th and 11th grade), physics, biology, chemistry, civics/social/political studies, history, geography (starting between 5th and 7th grade), mathematics, music, visual arts, German, PE and religious education/ethics (to be taken from primary school on). The range of offered afternoon activities is different from school to school however, most German schools offer choirs or orchestras, sometimes sports, theater or languages.

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Germany's universities are recognised internationally; in the Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) for 2008, six of the top 100 universities in the world are in Germany, and 18 of the top 200. Germany ranks third in the QS World University Rankings 2011.

Most German universities are public institutions, charging fees of only around €60–200 per semester for each student, usually to cover expenses associated with the university cafeterias and (usually mandatory) public transport tickets. Thus, academic education is open to most citizens and studying is very common in Germany. The dual education system combines both practical and theoretical education but does not lead to academic degrees. It is more popular in Germany than anywhere else in the world and is a role model for other countries