Education in Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Osnabrück was 5.1% in 2023, 74th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. It was 5.4% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Osnabrück?
In 2023, the city of Osnabrück recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 42.5%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 34th highest of 400 districts. It was 43.7% 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 Osnabrück?
In 2023, the city of Osnabrück recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 37.4%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 167th highest of 400 districts. That is up from 31.3% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Osnabrück?
At 101.1 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in the city of Osnabrück ranked 51st lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). It was 103.5 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Osnabrück?
In 2023, the city of Osnabrück had 146.1 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 18th highest of 400 districts. It was 155.3 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 Osnabrück?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the city of Osnabrück was 647 metres in 2023, 90th shortest 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 Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 327 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 324 | Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.1% |
| 325 | Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.1% |
| 326 | Kelheim | 5.1% |
| 327 | Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.1% |
| 328 | Oberbergischer Kreis | 5.0% |
| 329 | Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.0% |
| 330 | Paderborn | 4.9% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 34 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 31 | Tübingen, Landkreis | 42.7% |
| 32 | Oldenburg (Oldenburg), Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.6% |
| 33 | Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.6% |
| 34 | Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.5% |
| 35 | Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.4% |
| 36 | Osterholz | 42.3% |
| 37 | Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.3% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 167 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 164 | Hildesheim | 37.6% |
| 165 | Pinneberg | 37.5% |
| 166 | Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.5% |
| 167 | Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.4% |
| 168 | Borken | 37.4% |
| 169 | Hersfeld-Rotenburg | 37.3% |
| 170 | Gießen, Landkreis | 37.3% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 350 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 347 | Solingen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 101.2 |
| 348 | Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt | 101.1 |
| 349 | Wuppertal, Kreisfreie Stadt | 101.1 |
| 350 | Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt | 101.1 |
| 351 | Osnabrück, Landkreis | 101.0 |
| 352 | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | 100.8 |
| 353 | Bad Kreuznach | 100.7 |
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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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