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
Publication of the ICCS 2022 scale collection at the Research Data Centre for Education (FDZ Bildung)
The scales used in ICCS 2022 and their quality criteria were published on the FDZ Bildung website at the end of April 2026.
Keynote at the 3rd CIACE 2026 in Mexico City
At the 3rd Anáhuac International Congress on Educational Quality (CIACE 2026) in Mexico City, Prof. Katrin Hahn-Laudenberg presented key findings from the ICCS 2022 study. The three-day international conference was held under the theme: “Educating for Peaceful Coexistence: Emotions, Adaptability, and Metacognition”.
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
