This paper describes the history, administration, and organization of the educational system of the Federal Republic of Germany. Section I discusses historical development, legal aspects, administration within cooperative federalism, educational planning, and the political parties' position on education. Section II is a diagram of the educational system. Section III covers compulsory education, coordination between the education and employment systems, the equal value of general and vocational education, cooperation between parents and the school, the position of pupils in schools, private schools/nonstate schools, the children of foreign parents, promotion of the exceptionally talented, career advice, and school textbooks. Section IV describes schools providing general education and vocational training in schools and firms, with descriptions of the different types of schools providing this education. Section V deals with financing the educational system. Section VI briefly discusses 16 types of schools. Section VII, the appendix, gives selected statistics and a brief bibliography. Also included are tables for the statistics mentioned in the appendix and addresses of educational organizations in Germany. (IS)