This statistic displays the number of preschools and nursery schools in Germany from 2002 to 2018. In the year 2016 there were 1,260 preschools and kindergardens in Germany. This was a substantial decrease from 3,305 thousand nursery schools in Germany in 2002.
Number of preschools and nursery schools in Germany from 2002 to 2018
* According to the source, the survey dates are four weeks after the start of the school year. Due to differences in holiday regulations the survey reports differ in the individual federal states. Therefore, the statistics refer to the school years 2002/03 to 2016/17.
The figures for the years up to 2006 are from a previous edition of the publication, "Bildung und Kultur - Allgemeinbildende Schulen".
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Statistisches Bundesamt. (September 6, 2019). Number of preschools and nursery schools in Germany from 2002 to 2018 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 31, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/715842/preschools-and-nursery-schools-in-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of preschools and nursery schools in Germany from 2002 to 2018." Chart. September 6, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715842/preschools-and-nursery-schools-in-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. (2019). Number of preschools and nursery schools in Germany from 2002 to 2018. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 31, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/715842/preschools-and-nursery-schools-in-germany/
Statistisches Bundesamt. "Number of Preschools and Nursery Schools in Germany from 2002 to 2018." Statista, Statista Inc., 6 Sep 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/715842/preschools-and-nursery-schools-in-germany/
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