WORLD DEVELOPMENT REPORT 2011 BACKGROUND CASE NOTE GERMANY’S POST-1945 AND POST-1989 EDUCATION SYSTEMS Sonja Grimm University of Konstanz March 2010 The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this paper are entirely those of the author. They do not necessarily represent the views of the World Development Report 2011 team, the World Bank and its affiliated organizations, or those of the Executive Directors of the World Bank or the governments they represent. Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized Public Disclosure Authorized