When children stumble in math or need support in other subjects, parents look for reliable solutions. But which tutoring provider is really convincing – professionally, pedagogically and organizationally? Once again this year, “Deutschland Test” and “Focus Money” took a close look at Germany’s tutoring institutes. More than 2,500 parents and pupils were surveyed and assessed on the basis of service, offer, teacher qualifications, product performance and value for money.
The result is clear.
Lernstudio Barbarossa: clearly at the top in 2025 too
Lernstudio Barbarossa once again achieved first place out of a total of 25 providers surveyed – for the twelfth time in a row. The company received excellent ratings in several categories, including:
- Price-performance ratio
- Qualifications of the tutors
- Service quality
- Range of products and services
Consistently high scores show: Parents and students not only appreciate the wide range of subjects on offer, but also the reliability, the pedagogical quality and the direct benefits for learning success.
Many participants particularly emphasize the good support – both on site in the learning studios and in the flexible online formats.
Why tutoring is more important than ever
The study also sheds light on a trend that has been apparent for years: Success at school in Germany continues to depend heavily on social background. For many children, stable access to good learning support is the key to catching up, making the transition to secondary school or regaining motivation.
Professional tutoring can make a big difference:
- Learning difficulties are recognized early
- Children receive individual support
- Learning gaps close step by step
- Growing self-confidence and independence
- After six months, many pupils are already performing significantly better
Well-trained teachers play a central role in this. They create structure, explain things clearly and provide lasting motivation – and this is precisely where Lernstudio Barbarossa has been scoring highly for years.
What matters to parents when choosing a tutoring provider
The Germany Test study clearly shows what parents pay particular attention to:
- Individual support: Teaching must be flexibly tailored to the child’s learning level, goals and challenges.
- Qualified teachers: Parents want experienced, pedagogically trained tutors – an area in which Barbarossa once again achieves top marks.
- Transparent performance: From grading and subject selection to learning progress – transparency creates trust.
- Tangible results: Improved school grades, less frustration with learning and a stable learning structure are the top priorities for many.
- Fair value for money: High-quality tutoring must remain affordable. This is precisely where Barbarossa has been particularly convincing for years.
A test victory with significance – for parents, children and schools
The renewed top position is not just an award, but a sign that consistent quality has an effect. Lernstudio Barbarossa is one of the few providers to have been awarded top marks without interruption for over a decade – an exceptional promise of quality for families.
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Tutoring provider in the test –
Lernstudio Barbarossa comes out on top
| Best language teaching institute / Top language teaching institute |
|---|
| Year | Ranking | Points | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 72,8 | very good |
| 2024 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 73,0 | very good |
| 2023 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 73,5 | very good |
| 2022 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 74,9 | very good |
| 2021 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 74,4 | very good |
| 2020 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 73,1 | very good |
| 2019 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 72,2 | very good |
| 2018 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 72,4 | very good |
| 2017 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 73,5 | very good |
| 2016 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 73,0 | very good |
| 2015 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 72,2 | very good |
| 2014 | 1. learning studio Barbarossa | 75,4 | very good |
| Source: Deutschland Test & Focus-Money Basis: rated service and performance features in the areas of product and performance, tutor qualifications, service and value for money |
There are many tutoring providers on the market. But how can parents find the best tutoring provider for their child with a clear conscience? “Focus Money” and “Deutschland Test” took a close look at tutoring institutes for the eleventh time. The study focused on the range of services, tutor qualifications, service and value for money. 1,500 respondents gave their verdict.
Lernstudio Barbarossa: also the winner in the 2024 ranking
Lernstudio Barbarossa once again came out on top out of 24 tutoring providers in Germany. For the eleventh time in a row, the tutoring institute received the top mark and thus secured the top position. The parents surveyed particularly praised the convincing range of services and the excellent price-performance ratio.
Socio-economic status influences educational success
Recent reports show that the socio-economic background of parents in Germany continues to have a significant influence on the reading skills and academic success of their children. This is precisely where professional tutoring comes in: It offers children who need support a valuable opportunity to catch up. Professional tutors specifically identify the individual weaknesses of pupils and help to promote self-confidence and active participation in lessons. A significant improvement in school grades can often be seen after just six months.
What parents need to consider when choosing a tutoring provider
Find out more about the tutoring services offered by the test winner Lernstudio Barbarossa.
The decision for or against a tutoring institute depends on several factors:
- Suitable offer: The lessons must be individually tailored to the needs of the student.
- Qualified tutors: Parents attach great importance to well-trained teachers.
- Positive learning atmosphere: The chemistry between student and teacher must be right.
- Focus on results: The aim is to achieve a noticeable improvement in grades.
- Fair price: The service must be worth the price.
The new study by “Focus Money” and “Deutschland-Test” provides parents with valuable guidance in this regard.
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Where do pupils get the best, targeted support when things aren’t going so well at school and their grades could be better? “Focus Money” and “Deutschland Test” have tested and analyzed tutoring institutes for the tenth time. 1,523 testers assessed 17 service and performance features of 22 tutoring providers. Twelve tutoring institutes achieved an above-average rating and made it into the 2023 ranking list.
Lernstudio Barbarossa remains industry leader in 2023
The “Targeted Support” study shows: Lernstudio Barbarossa is once again the test winner in 2023 and once again achieved the top score of “very good” four times. The Lernstudio achieved the highest score in the areas of “value for money” and “range of services”; in the areas of “tutor qualifications” and “service”, it once again achieved an A grade.
Pupils still have a lot of catching up to do
Even though the latest Pisa study shows that pupils’ English skills are improving, there is a great need for extra tuition in many other subjects. German and math are still the subjects most in demand.
How tutoring providers convince parents
What is particularly important to parents and students when it comes to tutoring? In addition to the product and the service, the price and the qualifications of the teachers must of course also be right.
The chemistry between student and teacher is also extremely important. In tutoring, the student can choose the teacher and change tutors if they wish.
But how do parents find a reputable tutoring institute, the best tutors, the best offer, fair prices and good service? Surveys and studies such as the “Focus Money” and “Deutschland Test” tests provide parents and students with valuable information.
Find out more about the tutoring services offered by the test winner Lernstudio Barbarossa.
Tutoring provider Lernstudio Barbarossa is again the test winner and once more in first place
The “grade improvers” were scrutinized for the ninth time and rated by “Deutschland Test”. Around 1,400 respondents assessed tutoring providers in Germany in a nationwide study. 17 relevant service and performance features were examined and looked at more closely. The analysis and consulting firm ServiceValue, commissioned by “Deutschland Test” and “Focus-Money”, evaluated a total of 1,840 respondents’ assessments of 22 tutoring providers, eleven of which received an above-average rating.
Lernstudio Barbarossa also rated “very good” in 2022 and improved its score again
Once again, the “grade improvers” were examined, compared and evaluated in a total of 17 features. Lernstudio Barbarossa was once again able to achieve the grade “very good” in 2022 with an improvement in points and once again became Germany’s best tutoring provider in the test.
We achieved the top score of “very good” in all four areas examined. In the categories “Product and performance” and “Service”, Lernstudio is the tutoring institute with the highest score.
High need for support among pupils as a result of the pandemic
Not only are many industries struggling with the effects of the coronavirus pandemic; traces are also visible among our pupils. Many students have lost touch with their class at some point due to homeschooling. Suddenly they were on their own, unable to meet their teacher or classmates in person and ask questions, let alone learn together in a group – an insurmountable hurdle for a large proportion of pupils. In many cases, parents could not replace the teachers, and stress in the families was inevitable.
Restarting face-to-face teaching uncovers serious learning deficits
When they returned to the classroom, the negative extent of the damage caused to the children quickly became apparent in almost all areas. Even the German government’s coronavirus “catch-up program” was unable to close the learning gaps for all children. The run on professional tutoring institutes was and is all the greater. Many parents are looking for a reputable and reliable tutoring provider.
The results of the test by “Deutschland Test” and “Focus-Money” show that the pandemic has spurred tutoring institutes on to become even better.
Value for money is very important to parents
Parents are very critical in this category. After all, the money should be well invested and achieve results. Parents become particularly impatient if the hoped-for improvement in their protégé’s grades does not occur immediately despite tutoring. The parents of students at Lernstudio Barbarossa are very satisfied with the price-performance ratio.
The right time for tutoring: Now!
It’s always the right time to start tutoring: whenever there are gaps in your learning, whenever you want to improve your grades. You are sure to find tutoring at Lernstudio Barbarossa directly at your location. We are represented throughout Germany and offer tutoring in all important subjects for all grades and school types.
You can find out more about the individual offers and tutoring options at https://www.lernstudio-barbarossa.de/nachhilfe.
Lernstudio Barbarossa remains the best “grade booster” in 2021
Tutoring provider Lernstudio Barbarossa once again in first place according to Focus-Money
More than 1,000 respondents rated the 22 leading tutoring providers in Germany. Which tutoring service is the best? In an online panel, questions were asked about 17 relevant service and performance features. In addition to product and service, the survey covered the qualifications of the tutors, the service provided by the tutoring providers and the price-performance ratio for the tutoring. 1,818 assessments were collected and evaluated. Half of the 22 tutoring providers received an above-average rating and were therefore included in the ranking of the best tutoring providers.
Germany’s tutoring providers were also examined by Deutschland Test and Focus-Money in 2021. “The grade boosters” writes Focus-Money about the article in the latest issue. Lernstudio Barbarossa once again achieved a top result in 2021: a grade of “very good” in all categories that were scrutinized. This grade means that our “A” rating is even better than the average of the institutes that were rated “good”.
Four top marks in all the areas examined once again made us the test winner. We took first place in three categories this year.
The price-performance ratio must be right for tutoring providers
Private tutoring is currently booming. It is important for the parents surveyed that the price-performance ratio is right and that the tutoring providers do not exploit the hardship of parents and students due to the considerable school closures caused by Corona by increasing prices. We are therefore all the more pleased that the parents of our students see the prices for tutoring in a coherent relationship with our service and that we are also the winner in this category with the top rating of “very good”.
2021 – another coronavirus school year with many fluctuations
Corona continues to keep our students and parents on their toes in 2021. Canceled classes, school closures and mask-wearing are just a few of the issues that have once again been on our minds and on everyone’s lips. This year, homeschooling was once again the word that nobody knew or used, at least in Germany, until 2019. Unfortunately, it has become clear that this homeschooling was and is not at all successful for the majority of pupils. The fact that students wanted to finally see the inside of a classroom again was a phenomenon that used to be unbelievable.
The demand for private tuition at Lernstudio Barbarossa has never been greater. We are all the more pleased that our tutoring services are appreciated and that we have once again won the test, because quality is our top priority.
Good grades? No problem with Lernstudio Barbarossa
In our learning studios throughout Germany, we offer tutoring in all subjects for all school types and all age groups. Whether primary school pupils or high school students, for example, come to our learning studio, the range is wide. Every pupil can decide whether they would prefer to learn alone in individual lessons with a tutor or whether they would prefer to learn in a small group. Even though most students still want math tutoring, we have many tutoring groups for all other subjects.
If you would like to find out more about tutoring at Lernstudio Barbarossa, take a closer look at what we have to offer at https://www.lernstudio-barbarossa.de/nachhilfe.
We are delighted to once again receive top marks and are pleased with the satisfaction of our customers
Lernstudio Barbarossa 2020 best tutoring provider for the seventh time according to Focus-Money
Deutschlandtest and Focus-Money, in cooperation with ServiceValue, have already examined the satisfaction of customers of tutoring institutes nationwide for seven years. Seven times in a row, we are delighted to have won this test, in which customers rated both service and performance quality.
Another four top marks of “very good” in all categories surveyed for Lernstudio Barbarossa
Our tutoring service has proven its worth, especially because many pupils have missed out on a lot of lessons and a lot of subject matter during this coronavirus year. As a result, we once again managed to achieve a “very good” rating in all four areas. Product performance, tutor qualifications, value for money and the service category were all assessed.
The sharp rise in demand for professional tutoring today combines face-to-face lessons with online tutoring
With the complete lockdown in spring and the temporary closure of our locations throughout Germany, we immediately switched to online tutoring for the duration of the lockdown.
Our local staff and tutors managed this extremely well and we were able to do this in a very short time, so that our customers have once again given us a very good report card this year. We are delighted to have won the test again.
Math, German and English remain the most popular tutoring subjects at Lernstudio Barbarossa in 2020
In addition to math, German and English, students at Lernstudio Barbarossa also enjoy learning French, Spanish and Latin or attending tutoring in science subjects.
No matter what your child’s needs are, browse through our range of tutoring services. We look forward to hearing from you.
You can find more information on this at https://www.lernstudio-barbarossa.de/nachhilfe.
Six test winners in a row – our tutoring customers are very satisfied
Another award for Lernstudio Barbarossa as best tutoring provider in 2019
31 years of experience pay off. We are delighted to have received the award for best tutoring provider for the sixth time in a row. Deutschland Test, Focus-Money and ServiceValue have once again examined tutoring providers throughout Germany and surveyed their customers on service and performance features.
Top marks again for Lernstudio Barbarossa – once again rated “very good” four times
The same categories as in previous years were examined. Service, tutor qualifications, value for money and the product and service category. We were once again able to maintain our “very good” rating in all categories.
Professional tutors who respond specifically to their students
More and more parents are turning to external tutoring providers. Homework, failed tests and exams, and the threat of failing their exams are a constant source of stress for families. But it’s not always just poor grades that lead students to seek tutoring outside of school. Students who want to improve their already good grades even further also come to Lernstudio Barbarossa.
Regardless of the reason for the tutoring, our qualified tutors know the concerns and problem subjects of their students very well and know how to work with the children in a targeted manner – either in a small group or in individual lessons.
Lernstudio Barbarossa with a wide range of tutoring subjects
Even though math is still the number one tutoring subject, we also offer a wide range of subjects in our tutoring. In our learning studios you will also find German tutoring and tutoring in foreign languages such as English, French, Spanish and Latin. Students who need support in science subjects have the opportunity to receive tutoring in biology, chemistry and physics.
You can find more information about our tutoring subjects at https://www.lernstudio-barbarossa.de/nachhilfe.
Quality pays off – Is there anything better than satisfied customers?
Lernstudio Barbarossa best tutoring provider for the fifth time in a row
We have once again prevailed over the competition and have been named best tutoring provider for the fifth time in a row. The joint performance check by Deutschland Test, Focus Money and ServiceValue took a close look at tutoring providers throughout Germany. The customers decided and once again chose us as the test winner with top marks.
There are also grades for Lernstudio Barbarossa – this time four times the grade “very good”
The categories “Product and performance”, “Qualification of tutors”, “Service” and “Value for money” were again examined. We are also continuously working on our grades and want to improve. We are therefore all the more pleased to have received the top rating of “very good” in all four categories this year.
Customers will find a large selection of qualified tutors as well as individual tutoring
What doesn’t work at school: Teachers are assigned. It is not possible to choose a teacher. The concept is also predetermined and rigid. At Lernstudio, things are very different: you or your child choose the right tutor, because it is extremely important to us that the “chemistry” between student and teacher is right. Our professional tutors take time for their tutoring students and respond specifically to the needs of your child. Your child, not the teacher, determines the pace, content and approach of the tutoring sessions.
Lernstudio Barbarossa: the right service and value for money
Fair contract duration and notice periods, binding statements, a good range of information on the website and a very good price-performance ratio are just some of the features that have been rated “very good” by customers. Would you like to find out more about tutoring at Lernstudio Barbarossa? Click here.
Four times test winner in a row – Lernstudio Barbarossa once again best tutoring provider
Parents’ choice: Lernstudio Barbarossa once again best tutoring provider
Parents throughout Germany are unanimous. According to Deutschland Test and Focus Money, Lernstudio Barbarossa is once again the best tutoring institute – for the fourth time in a row! The number of points achieved in the evaluation could even be increased compared to the previous year. Criticism, whether positive or negative, is always taken seriously at Lernstudio and it is always our goal to become even better for our students and course participants.
“Very good” in the “Offer and concept” category
The performance features selection of teachers, learning material as well as individual and flexible tutoring concept were rated as the best with the grade “very good” by the parents in our learning studio. Among other things, the “chemistry” between student and teacher simply has to be right for the tutoring to be successful. The individual approach to the student is just as important to the parents.
Qualification of tutors – top rating for Lernstudio Barbarossa
Professional expertise, friendliness and motivation are important to parents when their children bring home poor grades. This is when the tutors are called upon, who naturally have a much easier time responding to their pupils and explaining the necessary school material so precisely and for so long that it really “sits”. We are very pleased that our tutors are professionals and that we have a knack for selecting the right specialists.
Top service at Lernstudio Barbarossa
Not only better grades and good preparation for tests and exams are decisive arguments for tutoring, but the service is also very popular with parents. This includes fair contract terms as well as the binding nature of statements, answers to any questions and fixed and competent contact persons.
Last but not least: Lernstudio Barbarossa is the best tutoring provider in the “Value for money” category
Tutoring should of course lead to better grades. If this were not the case, the cost of tutoring would quickly be called into question. We are therefore all the more pleased that parents are satisfied with our services and consider our price-performance ratio to be fair, are pleased with the transparency of the costs and are happy to send their children to us for tutoring. Would you like to find out more about tutoring at Lernstudio Barbarossa?