Education in Osnabrück, Landkreis (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the district of Osnabrück was 9.7% in 2023, 83rd highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. In 2019 the figure was 6.3%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Landkreis Osnabrück?
The share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in the district of Osnabrück was 25.6% in 2023, 126th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 29.2%. It was 24.0% 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 Osnabrück?
In 2023, the district of Osnabrück recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 38.8%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 146th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 30.8%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Landkreis Osnabrück?
The number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in the district of Osnabrück was 101.0 in 2024, 50th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 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 Landkreis Osnabrück?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the district of Osnabrück was 0.0 in 2023, 162nd lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. It was also 0.0 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 Landkreis Osnabrück?
In 2023, the district of Osnabrück recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 1,111 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 194th shortest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Osnabrück, Landkreis compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Osnabrück, Landkreis ranks 83 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.8% |
| 81 | Hildburghausen | 9.7% |
| 82 | Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.7% |
| 83 | Osnabrück, Landkreis | 9.7% |
| 84 | Spree-Neiße | 9.6% |
| 85 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.6% |
| 86 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.4% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Osnabrück, Landkreis ranks 275 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 272 | Landshut, Kreisfreie Stadt | 25.6% |
| 273 | Heilbronn, Stadtkreis | 25.6% |
| 274 | Ilm-Kreis | 25.6% |
| 275 | Osnabrück, Landkreis | 25.6% |
| 276 | Bodenseekreis | 25.6% |
| 277 | Traunstein | 25.5% |
| 278 | Rotenburg (Wümme) | 25.4% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Osnabrück, Landkreis ranks 146 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 143 | Helmstedt | 39.1% |
| 144 | Tübingen, Landkreis | 39.1% |
| 145 | Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis | 38.9% |
| 146 | Osnabrück, Landkreis | 38.8% |
| 147 | Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt | 38.7% |
| 148 | Region Hannover | 38.7% |
| 149 | Merzig-Wadern | 38.5% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Osnabrück, Landkreis ranks 351 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 354 | Birkenfeld | 100.6 |
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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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