[3] According to the Federal Statistical Office the number of nationals from India is the second largest in Germany from either South, South East, East or Central Asia, only below the number of nationals from Afghanistan.

[4] Small numbers of Indian students resided in Germany before and during the Second World War.

[20] Hundreds of schools in India have signed up to teach students German as their primary foreign language as part of an effort by Germany's top technical colleges to attract more Indian students.

[21] As a result, there has been a steady increase in the Indian student population in Germany which has quadrupled in 7 years since 2008.

[22][23] Of these, more than 80% Indian students pursue their studies or research in the STEM fields i.e., Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.