General school numbers Germany 2022/2023, by type

In the 2022/2023 school year there were 15,510 primary schools in Germany. This statistic shows the number of general schools in Germany in the 2022/2023 school year, by school type.

Number of general schools in Germany in the 2022/2023 school year, by school type

Characteristic	Number of schools
Primary schools	15,510
Academic secondary schools	3,156
Schools for children with special needs	2,795
Integrated comprehensive schools	2,210
School types with several courses of education	1,903
Secondary general schools	1,717
Secondary schools	1,710
School kindergartens, preschools	1,207
School type independent orientation level	1,070
Night schools and colleges	856
Free Waldorf schools	292
No assignment to a type of school possible*	240

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Release date

September 2023

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2022/2023 school year

Supplementary notes

* Students from abroad who must acquire a basic knowledge of the German language and are not taught in regular classes.
According to the source, the survey dates were usually four weeks after the start of the school year. Due to the different vacation schedules, the survey dates vary in federal states.

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