Education in Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt (Bremen, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Bremen was 9.4% in 2023, 86th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. It was 9.2% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Bremen?
In 2023, the city of Bremen recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 33.8%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 138th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 35.9%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Bremen?
In 2023, the city of Bremen recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 32.5%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 146th lowest of 400 districts. That is up from 30.0% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Bremen?
In 2024, the city of Bremen had 99.4 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 33rd lowest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 98.4.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Bremen?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the city of Bremen was 59.5 in 2023, 68th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. It was 61.0 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Bremen?
At 522 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the city of Bremen ranked 35th shortest of 400 German districts (district median 1,121 metres).
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 86 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Osnabrück, Landkreis | 9.7% |
| 84 | Spree-Neiße | 9.6% |
| 85 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.6% |
| 86 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.4% |
| 87 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 9.4% |
| 88 | Börde | 9.4% |
| 89 | Rotenburg (Wümme) | 9.3% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 138 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 135 | Ahrweiler | 33.9% |
| 136 | Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt | 33.9% |
| 137 | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | 33.8% |
| 138 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 33.8% |
| 139 | Kleve | 33.8% |
| 140 | Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 33.6% |
| 141 | Borken | 33.6% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 255 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Kinder unter 3 Jahren in Kindertageseinrichtungen an den Kinder der entsprechenden Altersgruppe
| Rank | Area | Children under 3 in day care (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | Aschaffenburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.8% |
| 253 | Main-Tauber-Kreis | 32.8% |
| 254 | Bad Kreuznach | 32.8% |
| 255 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.5% |
| 256 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.4% |
| 257 | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 32.4% |
| 258 | Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.3% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 368 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 365 | Lüchow-Dannenberg | 99.6 |
| 366 | Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.5 |
| 367 | Osterholz | 99.4 |
| 368 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.4 |
| 369 | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 99.4 |
| 370 | Euskirchen | 99.3 |
| 371 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.2 |
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Sources
- Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung: INKAR – Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung: 43 district (Kreise) indicators, 2012-2024 (table service extract), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c743f54caf6…)
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