ICCS
International comparative study on political education
What is ICCS?
The International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) is an international large scale assessment study on civic and citizenship education in schools. It examines how well young people are prepared for their role as responsible citizens in democratic societies. The focus is on political knowledge, attitudes towards democracy, the willingness of eighth-grade students to participate, their learning and participation experiences, and relevant school and social conditions.
On this website, students and their parents, school principals and teachers, as well as researchers and other interested parties, can find information about ICCS 2027 in Germany.
News
Keynote speech at the symposium “Democracy in Schools along the Danube”
Prof. Katrin Hahn-Laudenberg opened the symposium with an online presentation on the ICCS study and the question of how young people are prepared for their role as citizens. The focus was on democracy projects at schools along the Danube with teachers from Baden-Württemberg and 14 Danube countries.
ICCS field trial has begun
Since the end of January 2026, surveys have been conducted at schools in three federal states as part of the ICCS field trial. The surveys are being carried out by trained test administrators from IEA Hamburg and are partly supervised by staff from the ICCS national study centre.
Publications
The role of 14-year-olds’ civic knowledge, learning and socialization in school for their external efficacy: an international comparison
Schröter, Till & Hahn-Laudenberg Katrin (2025)
ICCS 2022: School socialization and civic and citizenship education of 14-year-olds in international comparison
Hermann Josef Abs, Katrin Hahn-Laudenberg, Daniel Deimel, Johanna F. Ziemes (eds.)
The political mindset of 14-year-olds: Results of the International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016
Hermann Josef Abs, Katrin Hahn-Laudenberg (eds.) 2017
