Education in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte (Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany): official figures
At 10.6% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte ranked 56th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). It was 9.0% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte?
At 30.5% in 2023, the share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte ranked 178th highest of 400 German districts (district median 29.2%). That is down from 36.4% 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 Mecklenburgische Seenplatte?
The share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte was 67.2% in 2023, 8th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 35.5%. In 2019 the figure was 58.4%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte?
The number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte was 103.5 in 2024, 79th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 109.1. It was 102.5 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte?
At 7.9 in 2023, the number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte ranked 170th highest of 400 German districts (district median 3.8). That is down from 8.4 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 Mecklenburgische Seenplatte?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Mecklenburgische Seenplatte was 2,373 metres in 2023, 10th 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 Mecklenburgische Seenplatte compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte ranks 56 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 53 | Grafschaft Bentheim | 10.6% |
| 54 | Bad Dürkheim | 10.6% |
| 55 | Weimarer Land | 10.6% |
| 56 | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | 10.6% |
| 57 | Steinburg | 10.6% |
| 58 | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 10.6% |
| 59 | Birkenfeld | 10.6% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte ranks 178 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 175 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 30.6% |
| 176 | Elbe-Elster | 30.6% |
| 177 | Leipzig | 30.6% |
| 178 | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | 30.5% |
| 179 | Steinburg | 30.5% |
| 180 | Südliche Weinstraße | 30.4% |
| 181 | Märkisch-Oderland | 30.4% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte ranks 8 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt | 68.3% |
| 6 | Wittenberg | 68.2% |
| 7 | Nordwestmecklenburg | 67.5% |
| 8 | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | 67.2% |
| 9 | Vorpommern-Rügen | 67.0% |
| 10 | Oder-Spree | 66.8% |
| 11 | Hildburghausen | 66.7% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Mecklenburgische Seenplatte ranks 322 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 319 | Wittmund | 103.7 |
| 320 | Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt | 103.6 |
| 321 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 103.6 |
| 322 | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | 103.5 |
| 323 | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis | 103.2 |
| 324 | Waldeck-Frankenberg | 103.1 |
| 325 | Plön | 103.1 |
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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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