Education in Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt (Bavaria, Germany): official figures
At 9.0% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Kempten (Allgäu) ranked 107th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). That is up from 7.9% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Kempten (Allgäu)?
In 2023, the city of Kempten (Allgäu) recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 23.2%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 84th lowest of 400 districts. It was 24.1% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Kempten (Allgäu)?
In 2023, the city of Kempten (Allgäu) recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 29.9%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 101st lowest of 400 districts. It was 23.8% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Kempten (Allgäu)?
In 2024, the city of Kempten (Allgäu) had 117.8 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 83rd highest of 400 districts. That is up from 114.1 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Kempten (Allgäu)?
In 2023, the city of Kempten (Allgäu) had 72.4 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 52nd highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 84.2.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Kempten (Allgäu)?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the city of Kempten (Allgäu) was 613 metres in 2023, 73rd shortest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 1,121 metres.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 107 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 104 | Elbe-Elster | 9.0% |
| 105 | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | 9.0% |
| 106 | Stade | 9.0% |
| 107 | Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.0% |
| 108 | Bad Kreuznach | 8.9% |
| 109 | Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.9% |
| 110 | Rastatt | 8.9% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 317 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 314 | Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 23.3% |
| 315 | Kyffhäuserkreis | 23.2% |
| 316 | Lichtenfels | 23.2% |
| 317 | Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt | 23.2% |
| 318 | Eichstätt | 23.2% |
| 319 | Saale-Orla-Kreis | 23.0% |
| 320 | Freyung-Grafenau | 23.0% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 300 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Kinder unter 3 Jahren in Kindertageseinrichtungen an den Kinder der entsprechenden Altersgruppe
| Rank | Area | Children under 3 in day care (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 297 | Pfaffenhofen a. d. Ilm | 30.0% |
| 298 | Lörrach | 29.9% |
| 299 | Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 29.9% |
| 300 | Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt | 29.9% |
| 301 | Lahn-Dill-Kreis | 29.8% |
| 302 | Amberg-Sulzbach | 29.6% |
| 303 | Neuwied | 29.6% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 83 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 80 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.9 |
| 81 | Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.9 |
| 82 | Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.9 |
| 83 | Kempten (Allgäu), Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.8 |
| 84 | Lindau (Bodensee) | 117.8 |
| 85 | Unterallgäu | 117.7 |
| 86 | Ostallgäu | 117.7 |
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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…)
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