Education in Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt (Hesse, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Kassel was 8.8% in 2023, 112th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. That is up from 6.1% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Kassel?
In 2023, the city of Kassel recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 32.9%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 151st highest of 400 districts. It was 36.5% 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 Kassel?
At 34.5% in 2023, the share of children under three in day care (Kita) in the city of Kassel ranked 180th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 35.5%). It was 30.9% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Kassel?
In 2024, the city of Kassel had 101.7 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 59th lowest of 400 districts. It was 97.6 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Kassel?
At 142.3 in 2023, the number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the city of Kassel ranked 19th highest of 400 German districts (district median 3.8). It was 162.4 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 Kassel?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the city of Kassel was 542 metres in 2023, 40th 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 Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 112 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 109 | Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.9% |
| 110 | Rastatt | 8.9% |
| 111 | Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.8% |
| 112 | Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.8% |
| 113 | Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis | 8.8% |
| 114 | Konstanz | 8.8% |
| 115 | Vorpommern-Rügen | 8.8% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 151 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 148 | Olpe | 33.0% |
| 149 | Coburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 33.0% |
| 150 | Mannheim, Stadtkreis | 33.0% |
| 151 | Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.9% |
| 152 | Gießen, Landkreis | 32.8% |
| 153 | Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.7% |
| 154 | Bad Dürkheim | 32.7% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 221 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 218 | Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt | 34.7% |
| 219 | Waldeck-Frankenberg | 34.6% |
| 220 | Holzminden | 34.5% |
| 221 | Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 34.5% |
| 222 | Westerwaldkreis | 34.4% |
| 223 | Saarlouis | 34.3% |
| 224 | Bernkastel-Wittlich | 34.2% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 342 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 339 | Ennepe-Ruhr-Kreis | 101.9 |
| 340 | Werra-Meißner-Kreis | 101.8 |
| 341 | Kassel, Landkreis | 101.8 |
| 342 | Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 101.7 |
| 343 | Hamburg | 101.7 |
| 344 | Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt | 101.5 |
| 345 | Viersen | 101.5 |
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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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