Education in Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures
At 9.6% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Dortmund ranked 85th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). It was 8.2% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Dortmund?
In 2023, the city of Dortmund recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 34.2%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 134th highest of 400 districts. That is down from 37.0% 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 Dortmund?
In 2023, the city of Dortmund recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 32.4%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 145th lowest of 400 districts. It was 29.0% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Dortmund?
In 2024, the city of Dortmund had 112.0 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 151st highest of 400 districts. That is up from 99.1 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Dortmund?
At 82.7 in 2023, the number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the city of Dortmund ranked 49th highest of 400 German districts (district median 3.8). It was 90.6 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 Dortmund?
At 564 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the city of Dortmund ranked 49th shortest 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 Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 85 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 82 | Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.7% |
| 83 | Osnabrück, Landkreis | 9.7% |
| 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% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 134 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 131 | Saarpfalz-Kreis | 34.3% |
| 132 | Oberbergischer Kreis | 34.3% |
| 133 | Marburg-Biedenkopf | 34.2% |
| 134 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt | 34.2% |
| 135 | Ahrweiler | 33.9% |
| 136 | Straubing, Kreisfreie Stadt | 33.9% |
| 137 | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | 33.8% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 256 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 253 | Main-Tauber-Kreis | 32.8% |
| 254 | Bad Kreuznach | 32.8% |
| 255 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.5% |
| 256 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.4% |
| 257 | Siegen-Wittgenstein | 32.4% |
| 258 | Fürth, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.3% |
| 259 | Leer | 32.2% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 151 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 148 | Mittelsachsen | 112.4 |
| 149 | Göppingen | 112.1 |
| 150 | Esslingen | 112.1 |
| 151 | Dortmund, Kreisfreie Stadt | 112.0 |
| 152 | Soest | 111.9 |
| 153 | Hochsauerlandkreis | 111.9 |
| 154 | Groß-Gerau | 111.6 |
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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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