Education in Wolfenbüttel (Lower Saxony, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Wolfenbüttel was 7.4% in 2023, 187th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. It was 5.9% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Wolfenbüttel?
The share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in Wolfenbüttel was 37.2% in 2023, 87th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 29.2%. It was 36.7% 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 Wolfenbüttel?
In 2023, Wolfenbüttel recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 39.9%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 133rd highest of 400 districts. It was 33.5% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Wolfenbüttel?
At 105.4 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in Wolfenbüttel ranked 123rd lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). In 2019 the figure was 105.0.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Wolfenbüttel?
In 2023, Wolfenbüttel had 43.0 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 86th highest of 400 districts. It was 49.6 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 Wolfenbüttel?
In 2023, Wolfenbüttel recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 1,532 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 107th longest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Wolfenbüttel compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Wolfenbüttel ranks 187 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 184 | Limburg-Weilburg | 7.4% |
| 185 | Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 7.4% |
| 186 | Cochem-Zell | 7.4% |
| 187 | Wolfenbüttel | 7.4% |
| 188 | Odenwaldkreis | 7.4% |
| 189 | Region Hannover | 7.3% |
| 190 | Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 7.3% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Wolfenbüttel ranks 87 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 84 | Magdeburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.2% |
| 85 | Bochum, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.2% |
| 86 | Lübeck, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.2% |
| 87 | Wolfenbüttel | 37.2% |
| 88 | Fürstenfeldbruck | 37.1% |
| 89 | Segeberg | 36.9% |
| 90 | Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt | 36.8% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Wolfenbüttel ranks 133 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 130 | Göttingen | 40.2% |
| 131 | Ammerland | 40.2% |
| 132 | Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 40.0% |
| 133 | Wolfenbüttel | 39.9% |
| 134 | Erlangen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 39.9% |
| 135 | Kulmbach | 39.8% |
| 136 | Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 39.8% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Wolfenbüttel ranks 278 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 275 | Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt | 105.4 |
| 276 | Heilbronn, Landkreis | 105.4 |
| 277 | Goslar | 105.4 |
| 278 | Wolfenbüttel | 105.4 |
| 279 | Braunschweig, Kreisfreie Stadt | 105.4 |
| 280 | Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt | 104.9 |
| 281 | Unna | 104.9 |
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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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