Saxony-Anhalt’s education system has once again landed in the lower middle range in an annual comparative study by the employer-friendly Initiative New Social Market Economy (INSM). The state is ranked 11th out of 16 federal states in the INSM education monitor. It was already there in 2023. The neighboring state of Saxony continues to have the best education system in Germany. Behind it is Bavaria, ahead of Hamburg and Thuringia. At the bottom of the scale, as was the case last year, is Bremen. Brandenburg is second to last, ahead of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Concrete results only published in early September
The complete results with details for the federal states will not be presented until Tuesday.
Various criteria are taken into account in the evaluation
The comparative study uses 98 indicators to examine the education systems of the federal states. According to the authors, the evaluation is carried out expressly from an educational economics perspective. It analyzes the extent to which the states’ systems reduce educational poverty, contribute to securing prosperity, help secure skilled workers and promote growth. The permeability of the respective education system and the extent to which equal educational opportunities are achieved are also compared.
Education spending, class size and staff-teacher ratio
Specifically, it is about the ratio of education expenditure per student to total public expenditure per inhabitant. Investments in schools and universities, the staff-to-student ratio in educational institutions and class sizes are also compared.
