Number of students in Saxony-Anhalt at record high: A look at the trends!
Number of students in Saxony-Anhalt at record high: A look at the trends!
Mansfeld-Südharz, Deutschland - The school statistics in Saxony-Anhalt make you take notice! In the current school year 2024/25, impressive 211,899 pupils are enrolled in the country. This number has increased by 36,580 students or 20.9 percent compared to the 2010/11 school year. Magdeburger News reported that primary schools in particular benefit from this increase, where the number of pupils around 13.154 has increased to a total of 78,798. At the primary schools, the proportion of the comprehensive student body is 37.2 percent.
Not everything runs rosy: While the primary schools cheer, the secondary schools have to accept a negative development. Here the number of students decreased by 2,933 to 41,421, which corresponds to a decline of 6.6 percent. The proportion of secondary students in the comprehensive student body has now dropped to 19.5 percent compared to 25.3 percent in 2010/11.
growth in community schools and high schools
A ray of hope is shown at the community schools, the number of students of which rose to 17,604. These schools have mainly been created by the conversion of secondary schools since 2013/14. Their share of the comprehensive student team is now 8.3 percent.
The high schools also have a plus: here the number of students rose by 5,836, which corresponds to an increase of 12.7 percent. The high school students now make up 24.4 percent of the comprehensive student team, a slight decline since 2010/11 when it was still 26.2 percent.
special developments in the school structure
The integrated comprehensive schools are enjoying increasing popularity, with an increase of 3,380 students (116.7 percent) to a total of 6,276. The free Waldorf schools also have a decent increase with 1,419 students, 734 more than before (107.2 percent). Here the proportion of the comprehensive student is 0.7 percent.
However, the schools of the second educational path, which had to accept a decline by 471 students to 309, are opposite. Their share of the comprehensive student team is thus falling to 0.1 percent. The situation is similar at the cooperative comprehensive schools and special schools, where the numbers also go back.regional differences clearly noticeable
A look at the regional differences shows that the number of students in Magdeburg rose by a remarkable 42.3 percent, followed by Halle (Saale) with 37.8 percent and the Saalekreis, which recorded an increase of 32.0 percent. In contrast, in the Stendal district with 3.4 percent, Harz district with 4.3 percent and district of Mansfeld Südharz with 5.3 percent a rather stagnant development. Hallanzeiger has comprehensively highlighted the situation.
Overall, the school statistics for Saxony-Anhalt shows a colorful picture: Despite the challenges in some areas, the high number of students is a sign of growth in the country's education system. In the coming years it will be crucial to respond to the needs of the students and to adapt the school structures accordingly.
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