Education in Duisburg, Germany: official figures
Duisburg's share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) was 8.6% in 2023, 5th highest of 22 large German cities and 128th highest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was 9.8%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Duisburg?
Among 22 large German cities, Duisburg had the 10th lowest share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in 2023, at 36.2% (median of all 400 districts: 29.2%). In 2019 it was 36.5%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Duisburg?
Among 22 large German cities, Duisburg had the lowest share of children under three in day care (Kita) in 2023, at 18.8% (median of all 400 districts: 35.5%). In 2019 it was 16.9%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Duisburg?
Among 22 large German cities, Duisburg had the 7th highest number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in 2024, at 108.0 (median of all 400 districts: 109.1). In 2019 it was 106.7.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Duisburg?
Duisburg's number of university and college students per 1,000 residents was 33.4 in 2023, 2nd lowest of 22 large German cities and 98th highest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was 36.4.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Duisburg?
Among 22 large German cities, Duisburg had the 11th shortest average distance from home to the nearest primary school in 2023, at 502 metres (median of all 400 districts: 1,121 metres).
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many young children are in childcare in Duisburg?
42% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2025 (418 per 1,000).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many students are there in Duisburg?
16,428 students were enrolled in higher education in Duisburg in 2024, 33 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Duisburg have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Duisburg in 2024, 20% had a degree-level education, 47% an upper secondary education and 33% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people leave school early in Duisburg?
13.4% of 18 to 24-year-olds had left education and training early in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Duisburg compares with other cities in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) – large cities (2023)
Duisburg ranks 5 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %; kreisfreie Städte with city pages
| Rank | City | School leavers without a qualification (%) – large cities |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bremen | 9.4% |
| 3 | Mannheim | 8.7% |
| 4 | Nürnberg | 8.6% |
| 5 | Duisburg | 8.6% |
| 6 | Essen | 8.3% |
| 7 | Dresden | 8.1% |
| 8 | Berlin | 8.1% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) – large cities (2023)
Duisburg ranks 13 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %; kreisfreie Städte with city pages
| Rank | City | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) – large cities |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Essen | 39.2% |
| 11 | Bochum | 37.2% |
| 12 | Wuppertal | 36.8% |
| 13 | Duisburg | 36.2% |
| 14 | Frankfurt am Main | 36.1% |
| 15 | Bielefeld | 36.0% |
| 16 | München | 34.8% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) – large cities (2023)
Duisburg ranks 22 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Kinder unter 3 Jahren in Kindertageseinrichtungen an den Kinder der entsprechenden Altersgruppe; kreisfreie Städte with city pages
| Rank | City | Children under 3 in day care (%) – large cities |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | Nürnberg | 33.0% |
| 17 | Bremen | 32.5% |
| 18 | Dortmund | 32.4% |
| 19 | Mannheim | 30.9% |
| 20 | Augsburg | 27.5% |
| 21 | Wuppertal | 24.3% |
| 22 | Duisburg | 18.8% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants – large cities (2024)
Duisburg ranks 7 of 22, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager; kreisfreie Städte with city pages
| Rank | City | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants – large cities |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Dortmund | 112.0 |
| 5 | Augsburg | 110.5 |
| 6 | Leipzig | 108.1 |
| 7 | Duisburg | 108.0 |
| 8 | Bonn | 106.4 |
| 9 | Nürnberg | 106.1 |
| 10 | Frankfurt am Main | 104.9 |
Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2024)
Duisburg ranks 57 of 71, highest first.
| Rank | City | Higher education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Reutlingen | 44 |
| 55 | Pforzheim | 41 |
| 56 | Chemnitz | 33 |
| 57 | Duisburg | 33 |
| 58 | Mönchengladbach | 30 |
| 59 | Bremerhaven | 25 |
| 60 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | 24 |
Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 (2025)
Duisburg ranks 65 of 66, highest first.
| Rank | City | Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 | Wuppertal | 477 |
| 61 | Hagen | 449 |
| 62 | Bremerhaven | 444 |
| 63 | Pforzheim | 436 |
| 64 | Gelsenkirchen | 425 |
| 65 | Duisburg | 418 |
| 66 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein | 417 |
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Sources
- Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung: INKAR – Indikatoren und Karten zur Raum- und Stadtentwicklung: 43 district (Kreise) indicators, 2012-2024 (table service extract), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 0c743f54caf6…)
- Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)
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