Education in Görlitz (Saxony, Germany): official figures
At 10.2% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Görlitz ranked 69th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). In 2019 the figure was 9.1%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Görlitz?
At 23.9% in 2023, the share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in Görlitz ranked 98th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 29.2%). In 2019 the figure was 28.4%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Görlitz?
At 58.3% in 2023, the share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Görlitz ranked 65th highest of 400 German districts (district median 35.5%). That is up from 53.4% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Görlitz?
The number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in Görlitz was 106.2 in 2024, 146th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 109.1. That is down from 113.0 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Görlitz?
At 12.5 in 2023, the number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in Görlitz ranked 147th highest of 400 German districts (district median 3.8). That is down from 13.7 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 Görlitz?
At 1,582 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Görlitz ranked 93rd longest of 400 German districts (district median 1,121 metres).
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Görlitz compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Görlitz ranks 69 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 66 | Uckermark | 10.3% |
| 67 | Herzogtum Lauenburg | 10.3% |
| 68 | Bernkastel-Wittlich | 10.3% |
| 69 | Görlitz | 10.2% |
| 70 | Saarpfalz-Kreis | 10.2% |
| 71 | Zwickau | 10.2% |
| 72 | Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis | 10.1% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Görlitz ranks 303 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 300 | Anhalt-Bitterfeld | 24.1% |
| 301 | Erding | 24.0% |
| 302 | Neustadt a. d. Aisch-Bad Windsheim | 24.0% |
| 303 | Görlitz | 23.9% |
| 304 | Jerichower Land | 23.9% |
| 305 | Wittenberg | 23.8% |
| 306 | Berchtesgadener Land | 23.8% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Görlitz ranks 65 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Ostprignitz-Ruppin | 58.7% |
| 63 | Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt | 58.5% |
| 64 | Dahme-Spreewald | 58.4% |
| 65 | Görlitz | 58.3% |
| 66 | Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 57.7% |
| 67 | Gotha | 57.3% |
| 68 | Prignitz | 57.2% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Görlitz ranks 255 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 252 | Limburg-Weilburg | 106.4 |
| 253 | Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt | 106.4 |
| 254 | Bautzen | 106.3 |
| 255 | Görlitz | 106.2 |
| 256 | Nürnberger Land | 106.1 |
| 257 | Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 106.1 |
| 258 | Olpe | 106.1 |
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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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