Education in Göttingen (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
At 6.6% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Göttingen ranked 164th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). It was 7.1% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Göttingen?
The share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in Göttingen was 40.0% in 2023, 60th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 29.2%. That is down from 40.5% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Göttingen?
The share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Göttingen was 40.2% in 2023, 130th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 35.5%. In 2019 the figure was 38.5%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Göttingen?
In 2024, Göttingen had 104.2 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 102nd lowest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 104.1.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Göttingen?
At 101.0 in 2023, the number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in Göttingen ranked 31st highest of 400 German districts (district median 3.8). That is down from 108.7 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 Göttingen?
At 1,062 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Göttingen ranked 185th 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 Göttingen compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Göttingen ranks 237 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 234 | Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim | 6.6% |
| 235 | Diepholz | 6.6% |
| 236 | Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt | 6.6% |
| 237 | Göttingen | 6.6% |
| 238 | Vogelsbergkreis | 6.5% |
| 239 | Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt | 6.5% |
| 240 | Euskirchen | 6.5% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Göttingen ranks 60 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Gütersloh | 40.3% |
| 58 | Mainz-Bingen | 40.3% |
| 59 | Region Hannover | 40.2% |
| 60 | Göttingen | 40.0% |
| 61 | Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 39.9% |
| 62 | Starnberg | 39.9% |
| 63 | Ulm, Stadtkreis | 39.8% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Göttingen ranks 130 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 127 | St. Wendel | 40.5% |
| 128 | Harburg | 40.5% |
| 129 | Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt | 40.5% |
| 130 | Göttingen | 40.2% |
| 131 | Ammerland | 40.2% |
| 132 | Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 40.0% |
| 133 | Wolfenbüttel | 39.9% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Göttingen ranks 299 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 296 | Wesel | 104.2 |
| 297 | Northeim | 104.2 |
| 298 | Kleve | 104.2 |
| 299 | Göttingen | 104.2 |
| 300 | München, Kreisfreie Stadt | 104.0 |
| 301 | München, Landkreis | 104.0 |
| 302 | Spree-Neiße | 104.0 |
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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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