Education in Hameln-Pyrmont (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
At 9.4% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Hameln-Pyrmont ranked 87th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). In 2019 the figure was 10.6%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Hameln-Pyrmont?
The share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in Hameln-Pyrmont was 31.4% in 2023, 166th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 29.2%. It was 29.7% 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 Hameln-Pyrmont?
In 2023, Hameln-Pyrmont recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 31.8%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 136th lowest of 400 districts. That is up from 30.5% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Hameln-Pyrmont?
In 2024, Hameln-Pyrmont had 99.0 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 24th lowest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 98.4.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Hameln-Pyrmont?
At 3.1 in 2023, the number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in Hameln-Pyrmont ranked 193rd lowest of 400 German districts (district median 3.8). It was 3.3 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 Hameln-Pyrmont?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Hameln-Pyrmont was 1,121 metres in 2023, 200th longest 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 Hameln-Pyrmont compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Hameln-Pyrmont ranks 87 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Spree-Neiße | 9.6% |
| 85 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.6% |
| 86 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.4% |
| 87 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 9.4% |
| 88 | Börde | 9.4% |
| 89 | Rotenburg (Wümme) | 9.3% |
| 90 | Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.3% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Hameln-Pyrmont ranks 166 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 163 | Rhein-Neckar-Kreis | 31.8% |
| 164 | Alzey-Worms | 31.7% |
| 165 | Bergstraße | 31.5% |
| 166 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 31.4% |
| 167 | Erlangen-Höchstadt | 31.4% |
| 168 | Schwalm-Eder-Kreis | 31.2% |
| 169 | Fürth, Landkreis | 31.0% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Hameln-Pyrmont ranks 265 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 262 | Eichstätt | 32.0% |
| 263 | Cloppenburg | 31.9% |
| 264 | Unna | 31.8% |
| 265 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 31.8% |
| 266 | Fürstenfeldbruck | 31.7% |
| 267 | Bergstraße | 31.6% |
| 268 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt | 31.6% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Hameln-Pyrmont ranks 377 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 374 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.1 |
| 375 | Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.1 |
| 376 | Celle | 99.1 |
| 377 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 99.0 |
| 378 | Schaumburg | 99.0 |
| 379 | Heidekreis | 98.9 |
| 380 | Lippe | 98.9 |
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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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