Education · 🇩🇪 Germany

Schools in Germany map & data

There are 35,240 schools mapped in Germany, spread over 16 states. The most are in Nordrhein-Westfalen (7,233), Bayern (5,617) and Baden-Württemberg (5,147). 89% of them carry a name, and many add an address, phone number, website or opening hours. Well-known examples include Söhre-Schule, Europäische Schule Karlsruhe and Maria-Ward-Schule.

35,240locations

16states

1.6 MBlayer size

November 2026updated

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Schools by state

State	Locations	Share
Nordrhein-Westfalen	7,233	21%
Bayern	5,617	16%
Baden-Württemberg	5,147	15%
Niedersachsen	3,834	11%
Hessen	2,400	6.8%
Sachsen	1,931	5.5%
Rheinland-Pfalz	1,732	4.9%
Schleswig-Holstein	1,152	3.3%
Thüringen	1,089	3.1%
Berlin	1,070	3.0%
Sachsen-Anhalt	1,070	3.0%
Brandenburg	1,056	3.0%
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern	684	1.9%
Hamburg	554	1.6%
Saarland	414	1.2%
Bremen	255	0.7%

Notable schools in Germany

What's in this layer

Every school in the layer comes with its name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known). Primary, secondary and high schools.

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Frequently asked questions

How many schools are there in Germany?

This layer holds 35,240 schools in Germany, the most of them in Nordrhein-Westfalen. The data is refreshed every 6 months; this release is from November 2026.

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What information comes with each school?

The name, category, brand and operator, street address, city, postcode, phone, website, opening hours, the region it is in, latitude and longitude (each where known).

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