Number of primary schools in Germany 2010/11-2023/24

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Evgenia Koptyug,
Jan 13, 2025

There were 15,531 primary schools in Germany in 2023. Numbers fluctuated during the specified time period, though generally they decreased. For comparison, there were 16,290 primary schools in Germany in 2010.

Number of primary schools in Germany from 2010/11 to 2023/24*

CharacteristicNumber of primary schools
2023/24 15,531
2022/23 15,510
2021/22 15,466
2020/21 15,447
2019/20 15,431
2018/19 15,398
2017/18 15,409
2016/17 15,456
2015/16 15,483
2014/15 15,578
2013/14 15,749
2012/13 15,971
2011/12 16,103
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October 2024

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Survey time period

2010/2011 to 2023/2024

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* 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 differ in the federal states.

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