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Germany’s Private Schools Reach 12% of Campuses as Student Share Holds at 9%

The stable share reflects smaller average enrollments at private campuses with public closures offset by larger remaining schools.

Etwa jede achte Schule in Deutschland war zuletzt eine Privatschule. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt am Montag in Wiesbaden mitteilte, summierte sich ihre Zahl im Schuljahr 2024/25 auf rund 3800. Das waren sieben Prozent mehr als im Schuljahr 2014/15.

Overview

  • Destatis’ 2024/25 figures show about 3,800 privately run general-education schools, enrolling roughly 807,900 students out of 8.9 million.
  • Over the past decade, the number of private schools rose 7% while public schools declined about 4%, leaving the private-student share largely steady.
  • Private-school attendance varies by state, peaking at 13% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and bottoming out at 6% in Schleswig-Holstein and Lower Saxony, with Hesse at 7%.
  • Student mix differs by type, with 34% at Gymnasien, and access patterns vary as 4% of foreign students attend private schools compared with 10% of German students.
  • Parents who claimed tuition in 2021 reported an average €2,042 per child, ranging from €3,261 in Hesse to €1,270 in Saxony, with Destatis noting a 3.5-year data lag and exclusions for cost-free cases.