For the education of pupils, the German state spent an average of 7100 euros per capita in 2016. This was announced by the Federal Statistical Office on Thursday. That was 200 euros more than last year.
The expenses varied according to the type of school:
- At general schools , an average of 7,700 euros per pupil were spent.
- For primary school students , the costs amounted to an average of 6200 euros.
- At integrated comprehensive schools , it was 8200 euros.
- For vocational schools , spending was significantly lower at € 4,900 per pupil. This was due in particular to the fact that the dual system only teaches part-time work.
The most expensive was the staff. Around 80 percent of the funds were spent on staff costs. Per pupil that was on average 5800 euros.
The maintenance of school buildings, teaching materials and the like averaged € 900 per pupil and student. For construction and other capital investments, it was 400 euros.
The costs differed considerably from state to state.
- The highest expenditure per pupil and pupil was determined for the city states Berlin (9200 euro) and Hamburg (9000 euro). This was followed by Thuringia (8400) and Bavaria (8100).
- In midfield were Saxony-Anhalt (7300), Saxony (7100), Baden-Württemberg , Bremen and Hesse , each with 7000 euros. Then came Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (6900), Lower Saxony (6800), Bremen and Saarland (6700 each).
- The least money was spent in Rhineland-Palatinate (6500), Schleswig-Holstein (6300 euros) and North Rhine-Westphalia (6200 euros).
However, the school structure and the teaching offer differed from one federal state to another - for example in all-day care, student-teacher relations, pay structure or in building management. This should be taken into account in the expenditure comparison, explained the Federal Statistical Office.