Education in Wuppertal, Germany: official figures
Wuppertal's share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) was 6.9% in 2023, 10th highest of 22 large German cities and 191st lowest of 400 districts nationwide.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Wuppertal?
Among 22 large German cities, Wuppertal had the 11th lowest share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in 2023, at 36.8% (median of all 400 districts: 29.2%). In 2019 it was 39.2%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Wuppertal?
Among 22 large German cities, Wuppertal had the 2nd lowest share of children under three in day care (Kita) in 2023, at 24.3% (median of all 400 districts: 35.5%). In 2019 it was 19.8%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Wuppertal?
Wuppertal's number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants was 101.1 in 2024, 7th lowest of 22 large German cities and 52nd lowest of 400 districts nationwide. In 2019 it was 101.6.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Wuppertal?
Among 22 large German cities, Wuppertal had the 7th lowest number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in 2023, at 61.4 (median of all 400 districts: 3.8). In 2019 it was 67.0.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Wuppertal?
Wuppertal's average distance from home to the nearest primary school was 514 metres in 2023, 10th longest of 22 large German cities and 28th shortest of 400 districts nationwide.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many young children are in childcare in Wuppertal?
48% of children under 5 were in day care or school in 2025 (477 per 1,000).
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many students are there in Wuppertal?
21,366 students were enrolled in higher education in Wuppertal in 2024, 60 for every 1,000 residents.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many people in Wuppertal have a degree?
Of adults aged 25 to 64 in Wuppertal in 2024, 24% had a degree-level education, 46% an upper secondary education and 30% at most lower secondary schooling.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow many young people leave school early in Wuppertal?
8.0% of 18 to 24-year-olds had left education and training early in 2019.
Source: Eurostat · saved copyHow Wuppertal compares with other cities in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) – large cities (2023)
Wuppertal ranks 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Dresden | 8.1% |
| 8 | Berlin | 8.1% |
| 9 | Bielefeld | 7.9% |
| 10 | Wuppertal | 6.9% |
| 11 | Leipzig | 6.7% |
| 12 | Stuttgart | 6.5% |
| 13 | Karlsruhe | 6.4% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) – large cities (2023)
Wuppertal ranks 12 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Karlsruhe | 40.5% |
| 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% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) – large cities (2023)
Wuppertal ranks 21 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)
Wuppertal ranks 16 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 13 | Dresden | 103.6 |
| 14 | Bielefeld | 102.1 |
| 15 | Hamburg | 101.7 |
| 16 | Wuppertal | 101.1 |
| 17 | Bremen | 99.4 |
| 18 | Düsseldorf | 98.3 |
| 19 | Essen | 97.5 |
Higher education students per 1,000 residents (2024)
Wuppertal ranks 50 of 71, highest first.
| Rank | City | Higher education students per 1,000 residents |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | Ingolstadt | 63 |
| 48 | Lübeck | 63 |
| 49 | Bremen | 60 |
| 50 | Wuppertal | 60 |
| 51 | Berlin | 55 |
| 52 | Nürnberg | 48 |
| 53 | Wiesbaden | 48 |
Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 (2025)
Wuppertal ranks 60 of 66, highest first.
| Rank | City | Children 0-4 in day care per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|
| 57 | Mönchengladbach | 495 |
| 58 | Mannheim | 488 |
| 59 | Augsburg | 485 |
| 60 | Wuppertal | 477 |
| 61 | Hagen | 449 |
| 62 | Bremerhaven | 444 |
| 63 | Pforzheim | 436 |
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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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