Education in Weimarer Land (Thuringia, Germany): official figures
At 10.6% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Weimarer Land ranked 54th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). That is up from 7.8% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Weimarer Land?
The share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in Weimarer Land was 23.5% in 2023, 90th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 29.2%. In 2019 the figure was 26.1%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Weimarer Land?
In 2023, Weimarer Land recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 62.3%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 41st highest of 400 districts. That is up from 59.8% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Weimarer Land?
In 2024, Weimarer Land had 108.8 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 193rd lowest of 400 districts. 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 Weimarer Land?
In 2023, Weimarer Land 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 Weimarer Land?
In 2023, Weimarer Land recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 1,687 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 74th longest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Weimarer Land compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Weimarer Land ranks 55 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 52 | Ilm-Kreis | 10.7% |
| 53 | Grafschaft Bentheim | 10.6% |
| 54 | Bad Dürkheim | 10.6% |
| 55 | Weimarer Land | 10.6% |
| 56 | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | 10.6% |
| 57 | Steinburg | 10.6% |
| 58 | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 10.6% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Weimarer Land ranks 311 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 308 | Roth | 23.7% |
| 309 | Schmalkalden-Meiningen | 23.7% |
| 310 | Wunsiedel i. Fichtelgebirge | 23.6% |
| 311 | Weimarer Land | 23.5% |
| 312 | Ostallgäu | 23.5% |
| 313 | Mühldorf a. Inn | 23.4% |
| 314 | Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 23.3% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Weimarer Land ranks 41 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 44 | Ilm-Kreis | 61.8% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Weimarer Land ranks 208 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 205 | Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 108.9 |
| 206 | Suhl, Kreisfreie Stadt | 108.9 |
| 207 | Weimar, Kreisfreie Stadt | 108.9 |
| 208 | Weimarer Land | 108.8 |
| 209 | Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 108.8 |
| 210 | Ilm-Kreis | 108.8 |
| 211 | Gotha | 108.8 |
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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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