It is the degree received by students who successfully complete Secondary Education in Germany, Estonia and Lithuania. It literally means "who leaves" or "who is going to leave" (refers to the student who will go to university or higher education. It is usually obtained between twelve or thirteen years of schooling. Name of the university entrance exam in Germany.
Accreditation degree of having successfully passed the gymnasium in the German education system that trains to enter the university. It is equivalent to passing our PAU, University Access Tests. Abitur exams are oral and written, unlike our PAU. The average grade obtained in both cases is decisive for the student's professional future. The term archaic derives from abiturus, future participle of the Latin verb abeo, exit, pass, become.
