Education in Anhalt-Bitterfeld (Saxony-Anhalt, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Anhalt-Bitterfeld was 16.8% in 2023, the highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. That is up from 13.6% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Anhalt-Bitterfeld?
At 24.1% in 2023, the share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in Anhalt-Bitterfeld ranked 101st lowest of 400 German districts (district median 29.2%). In 2019 the figure was 26.5%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Anhalt-Bitterfeld?
At 65.1% in 2023, the share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Anhalt-Bitterfeld ranked 26th highest of 400 German districts (district median 35.5%). It was 59.9% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Anhalt-Bitterfeld?
At 116.7 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in Anhalt-Bitterfeld ranked 111th highest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). In 2019 the figure was 107.7.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Anhalt-Bitterfeld?
In 2023, Anhalt-Bitterfeld had 14.9 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 136th highest of 400 districts. That is up from 13.6 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 Anhalt-Bitterfeld?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Anhalt-Bitterfeld was 1,646 metres in 2023, 82nd 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 Anhalt-Bitterfeld compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Anhalt-Bitterfeld ranks 1 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 16.8% |
| 2 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt | 16.5% |
| 3 | Burgenlandkreis | 15.1% |
| 4 | Mansfeld-Südharz | 14.9% |
| 5 | Wittenberg | 14.8% |
| 6 | Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt | 14.8% |
| 7 | Halle (Saale), Kreisfreie Stadt | 14.7% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Anhalt-Bitterfeld ranks 300 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 297 | Schleswig-Flensburg | 24.4% |
| 298 | Altenburger Land | 24.3% |
| 299 | Sonneberg | 24.3% |
| 300 | Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 24.1% |
| 301 | Erding | 24.0% |
| 302 | Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim | 24.0% |
| 303 | Görlitz | 23.9% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Anhalt-Bitterfeld ranks 26 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Mansfeld-Südharz | 65.2% |
| 24 | Märkisch-Oderland | 65.2% |
| 25 | Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt | 65.1% |
| 26 | Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 65.1% |
| 27 | Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt | 65.1% |
| 28 | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 65.0% |
| 29 | Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt | 64.9% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Anhalt-Bitterfeld ranks 111 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 108 | Neuwied | 116.8 |
| 109 | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | 116.7 |
| 110 | Dessau-Roßlau, Kreisfreie Stadt | 116.7 |
| 111 | Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 116.7 |
| 112 | Rems-Murr-Kreis | 116.2 |
| 113 | Bodenseekreis | 116.2 |
| 114 | Konstanz | 116.2 |
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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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