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Table 1 Median Log Wage Growth for All Labor Market Entrants by Education Group

From: The changing situation of labor market entrants in GermanyDie veränderliche Situation für Berufseinsteiger in Deutschland

Cohort

High-Uni

High-FH

Medium

Low

1976/77

18.1

19.8

35.2

22

1978/79

19.6

21.4

30.2

13.5

1980/81

23.9

24.2

31.8

18.8

1982/83

30.3

26.4

38.3

27.8

1984/85

27.9

36.1

40.3

25.7

1986/87

27.1

29.7

38.5

25.3

1988/89

22.1

22.5

31.2

16.8

1990/91

18.5

19.2

23.4

12.2

1992/93

18

14.8

16

10.6

1994/95

23.9

25

20.4

15.6

1996/97

28.4

31.6

19.7

24.2

1998/99

27.4

27.1

18.7

29.3

2000/01

21.1

12.6

11.6

17

2002/03

18.7

13.5

9.5

18.9

2004/05

22.2

17.7

13.9

31.3

  1. Source: 2% IABS Sample for full-time workers between 25 and 35 years of age. N = 438,414. Note: The table displays the difference between the median log wage for workers with a potential experience of five years and a potential experience of 0 years multiplied by 100 for each educational attainment.