Education in Lüneburg, Landkreis (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the district of Lüneburg was 5.2% in 2023, 86th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. That is down from 5.7% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Landkreis Lüneburg?
In 2023, the district of Lüneburg recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 40.3%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 56th highest of 400 districts. It was 39.1% 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 Landkreis Lüneburg?
In 2023, the district of Lüneburg recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 42.3%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 105th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 40.2%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Landkreis Lüneburg?
In 2024, the district of Lüneburg had 99.8 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 40th lowest of 400 districts. It was 97.8 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Landkreis Lüneburg?
At 50.6 in 2023, the number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the district of Lüneburg ranked 77th highest of 400 German districts (district median 3.8). That is down from 52.8 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 Landkreis Lüneburg?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the district of Lüneburg was 1,370 metres in 2023, 148th 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 Lüneburg, Landkreis compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Lüneburg, Landkreis ranks 315 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 312 | Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.3% |
| 313 | München, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.3% |
| 314 | Bamberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.2% |
| 315 | Lüneburg, Landkreis | 5.2% |
| 316 | Coesfeld | 5.2% |
| 317 | Regen | 5.2% |
| 318 | Dahme-Spreewald | 5.2% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Lüneburg, Landkreis ranks 56 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis | 40.5% |
| 54 | Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 40.4% |
| 55 | Oberhavel | 40.3% |
| 56 | Lüneburg, Landkreis | 40.3% |
| 57 | Gütersloh | 40.3% |
| 58 | Mainz-Bingen | 40.3% |
| 59 | Region Hannover | 40.2% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Lüneburg, Landkreis ranks 105 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 102 | Bamberg, Landkreis | 42.9% |
| 103 | Schleswig-Flensburg | 42.7% |
| 104 | Karlsruhe, Stadtkreis | 42.7% |
| 105 | Lüneburg, Landkreis | 42.3% |
| 106 | Ansbach, Landkreis | 42.1% |
| 107 | Goslar | 42.1% |
| 108 | Stuttgart, Stadtkreis | 42.0% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Lüneburg, Landkreis ranks 361 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 358 | Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.9 |
| 359 | Uckermark | 99.8 |
| 360 | Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | 99.8 |
| 361 | Lüneburg, Landkreis | 99.8 |
| 362 | Uelzen | 99.8 |
| 363 | Barnim | 99.8 |
| 364 | Harburg | 99.7 |
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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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