Education in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge (Saxony, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was 10.9% in 2023, 47th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. It was 9.4% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge?
In 2023, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 26.7%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 153rd lowest of 400 districts. That is down from 29.3% 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 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge?
At 62.4% in 2023, the share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ranked 40th highest of 400 German districts (district median 35.5%). That is up from 55.0% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge?
At 107.8 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ranked 178th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). In 2019 the figure was 102.6.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge was 3.3 in 2023, 198th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. It was 3.1 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 Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge?
In 2023, Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 1,456 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 131st longest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ranks 47 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 44 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | 11.1% |
| 45 | Heidekreis | 11.0% |
| 46 | Ostholstein | 10.9% |
| 47 | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 10.9% |
| 48 | Sonneberg | 10.9% |
| 49 | Eifelkreis Bitburg-Prüm | 10.8% |
| 50 | Kiel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 10.7% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ranks 248 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 245 | Landsberg am Lech | 27.0% |
| 246 | Nordsachsen | 26.9% |
| 247 | Kronach | 26.8% |
| 248 | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 26.7% |
| 249 | Grafschaft Bentheim | 26.7% |
| 250 | Dillingen a.d. Donau | 26.6% |
| 251 | Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 26.6% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ranks 40 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 37 | Meißen | 63.0% |
| 38 | Nordhausen | 62.7% |
| 39 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 62.6% |
| 40 | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 62.4% |
| 41 | Weimarer Land | 62.3% |
| 42 | Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis | 62.3% |
| 43 | Sömmerda | 62.1% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge ranks 223 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 220 | Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt | 107.9 |
| 221 | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | 107.8 |
| 222 | Oder-Spree | 107.8 |
| 223 | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 107.8 |
| 224 | Märkischer Kreis | 107.8 |
| 225 | Märkisch-Oderland | 107.8 |
| 226 | Jena, Kreisfreie Stadt | 107.8 |
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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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