Education in Schwandorf (Bavaria, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Schwandorf was 3.1% in 2023, 11th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. That is down from 3.7% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Schwandorf?
In 2023, Schwandorf recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 25.9%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 139th lowest of 400 districts. That is down from 26.6% 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 Schwandorf?
At 30.5% in 2023, the share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Schwandorf ranked 114th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 35.5%). That is up from 21.5% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Schwandorf?
In 2024, Schwandorf had 139.7 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 4th highest of 400 districts. That is up from 126.4 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Schwandorf?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in Schwandorf was 0.0 in 2023, 162nd lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. It was also 0.0 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Schwandorf?
At 1,563 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Schwandorf ranked 100th longest of 400 German districts (district median 1,121 metres).
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Schwandorf compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Schwandorf ranks 390 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 387 | Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt | 3.5% |
| 388 | Kitzingen | 3.4% |
| 389 | Regensburg, Landkreis | 3.3% |
| 390 | Schwandorf | 3.1% |
| 391 | Unterallgäu | 3.1% |
| 392 | Main-Spessart | 3.0% |
| 393 | Berchtesgadener Land | 2.9% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Schwandorf ranks 262 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 259 | Fulda | 26.1% |
| 260 | Vechta | 26.1% |
| 261 | Waldeck-Frankenberg | 26.0% |
| 262 | Schwandorf | 25.9% |
| 263 | Emsland | 25.9% |
| 264 | Holzminden | 25.8% |
| 265 | Kusel | 25.8% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Schwandorf ranks 288 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 285 | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | 30.6% |
| 286 | Aurich | 30.6% |
| 287 | Emden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 30.5% |
| 288 | Schwandorf | 30.5% |
| 289 | Höxter | 30.5% |
| 290 | Heinsberg | 30.5% |
| 291 | Schwabach, Kreisfreie Stadt | 30.4% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Schwandorf ranks 4 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tirschenreuth | 148.2 |
| 2 | Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt | 148.1 |
| 3 | Neustadt a. d. Waldnaab | 148.1 |
| 4 | Schwandorf | 139.7 |
| 5 | Amberg-Sulzbach | 139.6 |
| 6 | Cham | 139.6 |
| 7 | Amberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 139.6 |
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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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