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Market overview of Special schools in Germany: Number of businesses, distribution by Bundesland, typical challenges, and current developments.
Status: Q4, 2026
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Market overview of Special schools in Germany: Number of businesses, distribution by Bundesland, typical challenges, and current developments.
Status: Q4, 2026
In Germany there are approximately 3322 Special schools.*
* This number is based on our list of Special schools in Germany. It contains approximately 3322 company addresses, of which 2219 include an email address. You can find the breakdown by Bundesland in the next section.
Distribution of Special schools in Germany by Bundesland.
| Bundesland | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Baden-Württemberg | 645 | 19.42 % |
| Bayern | 549 | 16.53 % |
| Berlin | 69 | 2.08 % |
| Brandenburg | 86 | 2.59 % |
| Bremen | 6 | 0.18 % |
| Hamburg | 40 | 1.2 % |
| Hessen | 246 | 7.41 % |
| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern | 60 | 1.81 % |
| Niedersachsen | 252 | 7.59 % |
| Nordrhein-Westfalen | 549 | 16.53 % |
| Rheinland-Pfalz | 165 | 4.97 % |
| Saarland | 38 | 1.14 % |
| Sachsen | 345 | 10.39 % |
| Sachsen-Anhalt | 102 | 3.07 % |
| Schleswig-Holstein | 101 | 3.04 % |
| Thüringen | 69 | 2.08 % |
All company addresses from this analysis as an immediately usable Excel list — including address, phone number, website, and email address, where publicly available.
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