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by ido 1493 days ago
This also differs based on state within Germany.

In Berlin for example the Grundschule is 6 years and then you go to either Gymnasium or Sekundarschule[1] for another 6, which offers either university-bound education or vocational education but generally everyone attending that wants to and is academically capable can get a highschool diploma out of it, allowing them to go to uni.

[1] https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sekundarschule#Berlin