Education in Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures
At 8.6% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Duisburg ranked 128th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). In 2019 the figure was 9.8%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Duisburg?
In 2023, the city of Duisburg recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 36.2%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 101st 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 Duisburg?
The share of children under three in day care (Kita) in the city of Duisburg was 18.8% in 2023, 6th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 35.5%. In 2019 the figure was 16.9%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Duisburg?
At 108.0 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in the city of Duisburg ranked 182nd lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). It was 106.7 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Duisburg?
In 2023, the city of Duisburg had 33.4 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 98th highest of 400 districts. It was 36.4 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 Duisburg?
In 2023, the city of Duisburg recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 502 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 22nd shortest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 128 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 125 | Oder-Spree | 8.6% |
| 126 | Nürnberg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.6% |
| 127 | Vechta | 8.6% |
| 128 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.6% |
| 129 | Altenkirchen (Westerwald) | 8.5% |
| 130 | Bamberg, Landkreis | 8.5% |
| 131 | Flensburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 8.5% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 101 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 98 | Höxter | 36.4% |
| 99 | Erfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 36.3% |
| 100 | Pirmasens, Kreisfreie Stadt | 36.2% |
| 101 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 36.2% |
| 102 | Warendorf | 36.2% |
| 103 | Frankfurt am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt | 36.1% |
| 104 | Herford | 36.0% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 395 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 392 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt | 21.2% |
| 393 | Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt | 20.7% |
| 394 | Kaufbeuren, Kreisfreie Stadt | 19.1% |
| 395 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 18.8% |
| 396 | Salzgitter, Kreisfreie Stadt | 18.7% |
| 397 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 18.5% |
| 398 | Memmingen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 18.3% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 219 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 216 | Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt | 108.1 |
| 217 | Leipzig | 108.1 |
| 218 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 108.1 |
| 219 | Duisburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 108.0 |
| 220 | Gera, Kreisfreie Stadt | 107.9 |
| 221 | Saalfeld-Rudolstadt | 107.8 |
| 222 | Oder-Spree | 107.8 |
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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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