year,ekd_exits,dbk_exits,total_exits,ekd_exit_rate_pct,notes
2010,145025,181193,326218,0.61,Pre-abuse-scandal baseline
2011,143844,126488,270332,,
2012,143105,118335,261440,,
2013,180982,178805,359787,,First spike
2014,217716,217716,435432,,Note: DBK figure approximate
2015,215417,181925,397342,0.97,
2016,200000,162093,362093,,EKD approximate
2017,220000,167504,387504,,EKD approximate
2018,270000,216078,486078,,EKD approximate
2019,270000,272771,542771,,EKD approximate
2020,220000,221390,441390,1.09,COVID year — lower exits (registry closures)
2021,359328,359338,718666,1.82,Post-COVID rebound + Munich abuse study impact
2022,380000,522821,902821,1.99,All-time high — Missbrauchsgutachten impact
2023,402000,402000,804000,2.17,Preliminary — EKD+DBK approximate