Education in Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt (Schleswig-Holstein, Germany): official figures
At 11.1% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Lübeck ranked 44th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). It was 11.8% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Lübeck?
The share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in the city of Lübeck was 37.2% in 2023, 86th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 29.2%. That is down from 38.2% 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 Lübeck?
In 2023, the city of Lübeck recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 43.1%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 96th highest of 400 districts. It was 36.9% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Lübeck?
The number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in the city of Lübeck was 109.6 in 2024, 181st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 109.1. In 2019 the figure was 104.2.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Lübeck?
In 2023, the city of Lübeck had 63.2 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 63rd highest of 400 districts. That is up from 55.3 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 Lübeck?
At 554 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the city of Lübeck ranked 44th shortest 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 Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 44 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 41 | Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt | 11.2% |
| 42 | Salzlandkreis | 11.1% |
| 43 | Brandenburg an der Havel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 11.1% |
| 44 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | 11.1% |
| 45 | Heidekreis | 11.0% |
| 46 | Ostholstein | 10.9% |
| 47 | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 10.9% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 86 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 83 | Regensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.3% |
| 84 | Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.2% |
| 85 | Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.2% |
| 86 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.2% |
| 87 | Wolfenbüttel | 37.2% |
| 88 | Fürstenfeldbruck | 37.1% |
| 89 | Segeberg | 36.9% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 96 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 43.6% |
| 94 | Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 43.2% |
| 95 | Mainz-Bingen | 43.2% |
| 96 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | 43.1% |
| 97 | Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 43.1% |
| 98 | Hof, Landkreis | 43.0% |
| 99 | Haßberge | 43.0% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 181 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 178 | Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Kreisfreie Stadt | 110.0 |
| 179 | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | 109.9 |
| 180 | Westerwaldkreis | 109.8 |
| 181 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | 109.6 |
| 182 | Ostholstein | 109.6 |
| 183 | Main-Kinzig-Kreis | 109.6 |
| 184 | Neunkirchen | 109.6 |
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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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