Education in Rostock, Germany: official figures

80% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2025 (798 per 1,000).

How many students are there in Rostock?

14,132 students were enrolled in higher education in Rostock in 2024, 69 for every 1,000 residents.

How many people in Rostock have a degree?

Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Rostock in 2024, 36% had a degree-level education, 58% an upper secondary education and 7% at most lower secondary schooling.

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How many young people leave school early in Rostock?

3.8% of 18 to 24-year-olds had left education and training early in 2019.

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In the EU's 2023 survey of quality of life in European cities, 55% of residents of Rostock were satisfied with schools and other educational facilities. Source: Eurostat · saved copy

How Rostock compares with other cities in Germany

Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2024)

Rostock ranks 39 of 71, highest first.

Rank	City	Higher education students per 1,000 residents
36	Stuttgart	83
37	Dortmund	81
38	München	76
39	Rostock	69
40	Heilbronn	69
41	Leipzig	67
42	Essen	67

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Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 (2025)

Rostock ranks 1 of 66, highest first.

Rank	City	Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000
1	Rostock	798
2	Potsdam	746
3	Jena	737
4	Magdeburg	712
5	Dresden	707
6	Erfurt	688
7	Leipzig	686

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Sources

Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_percep: Quality of life in European cities survey 2023: perception (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 81bd3e277f3e…)
Eurostat: Eurostat dataset urb_ceduc: Urban Audit: education (cities), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 af187c7040a4…)

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