General school numbers Germany 2021/2022, by type

In the 2021/2022 school year there were 15,466 primary schools in Germany. This statistic shows the number of general schools in Germany in the 2021/2022 school year, by school type.

Number of general schools in Germany in the 2021/2022 school year, by school type

Characteristic	Number of schools
Primary schools	15,466
Academic secondary schools	3,151
Schools for children with special needs	2,792
Integrated comprehensive schools	2,156
School types with several courses of education	1,902
Secondary general schools	1,757
Secondary schools	1,724
School kindergartens, preschools	1,200
School type independent orientation level	1,065
Night schools and colleges	298
Free Waldorf schools	241
No assignment to a type of school possible*	454

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Release date

September 2022

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Region

Germany

Survey time period

2021/2022 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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