Education in Sömmerda (Thuringia, Germany): official figures
At 12.8% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Sömmerda ranked 16th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). In 2019 the figure was 8.2%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Sömmerda?
In 2023, Sömmerda recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 26.5%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 148th lowest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 28.5%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Sömmerda?
In 2023, Sömmerda recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 62.1%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 43rd highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 64.0%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Sömmerda?
At 108.6 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in Sömmerda ranked 189th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). In 2019 the figure was 102.7.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Sömmerda?
In 2023, Sömmerda had 0.0 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 162nd lowest of 400 districts. It was also 0.0 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 Sömmerda?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Sömmerda was 1,878 metres in 2023, 43rd 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 Sömmerda compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Sömmerda ranks 16 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Stendal | 13.6% |
| 14 | Holzminden | 13.1% |
| 15 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 13.0% |
| 16 | Sömmerda | 12.8% |
| 17 | Altenburger Land | 12.8% |
| 18 | Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 12.7% |
| 19 | Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt | 12.6% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Sömmerda ranks 253 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 250 | Dillingen a.d. Donau | 26.6% |
| 251 | Ingolstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 26.6% |
| 252 | Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 26.5% |
| 253 | Sömmerda | 26.5% |
| 254 | Uckermark | 26.5% |
| 255 | Diepholz | 26.4% |
| 256 | Aurich | 26.4% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Sömmerda ranks 43 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 40 | Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge | 62.4% |
| 41 | Weimarer Land | 62.3% |
| 42 | Unstrut-Hainich-Kreis | 62.3% |
| 43 | Sömmerda | 62.1% |
| 44 | Ilm-Kreis | 61.8% |
| 45 | Barnim | 61.7% |
| 46 | Schmalkalden-Meiningen | 61.6% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Sömmerda ranks 212 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 209 | Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 108.8 |
| 210 | Ilm-Kreis | 108.8 |
| 211 | Gotha | 108.8 |
| 212 | Sömmerda | 108.6 |
| 213 | Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 108.4 |
| 214 | Rendsburg-Eckernförde | 108.3 |
| 215 | Nordsachsen | 108.2 |
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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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