Education in Leer (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
In 2023, Leer recorded a share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) of 8.3%, compared with 7.0% in the median German district, which ranks it 141st highest of 400 districts. That is up from 7.7% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Leer?
In 2023, Leer recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 21.2%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 49th lowest of 400 districts. It was 22.5% 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 Leer?
At 32.2% in 2023, the share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Leer ranked 142nd lowest of 400 German districts (district median 35.5%). That is up from 25.8% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Leer?
At 103.7 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in Leer ranked 85th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). That is down from 105.3 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Leer?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in Leer was 2.2 in 2023, 186th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. That is up from 2.1 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 Leer?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Leer was 1,220 metres in 2023, 184th longest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 1,121 metres.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Leer compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Leer ranks 142 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 139 | Cloppenburg | 8.3% |
| 140 | Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.3% |
| 141 | Schaumburg | 8.3% |
| 142 | Leer | 8.3% |
| 143 | Kleve | 8.2% |
| 144 | Heidenheim | 8.2% |
| 145 | Märkischer Kreis | 8.2% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Leer ranks 352 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 349 | Miltenberg | 21.4% |
| 350 | Neumarkt i. d. OPf. | 21.3% |
| 351 | Deggendorf | 21.3% |
| 352 | Leer | 21.2% |
| 353 | Salzlandkreis | 21.1% |
| 354 | Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen | 21.1% |
| 355 | Haßberge | 21.0% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Leer ranks 259 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 256 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.4% |
| 257 | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 32.4% |
| 258 | Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.3% |
| 259 | Leer | 32.2% |
| 260 | Regionalverband Saarbrücken | 32.2% |
| 261 | Darmstadt-Dieburg | 32.2% |
| 262 | Eichstätt | 32.0% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Leer ranks 316 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 313 | Aurich | 103.7 |
| 314 | Friesland (DE) | 103.7 |
| 315 | Oldenburg, Landkreis | 103.7 |
| 316 | Leer | 103.7 |
| 317 | Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 103.7 |
| 318 | Warendorf | 103.7 |
| 319 | Wittmund | 103.7 |
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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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