Education in Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures
At 5.0% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Düsseldorf ranked 72nd lowest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). It was 5.4% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Düsseldorf?
In 2023, the city of Düsseldorf recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 44.1%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 26th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 42.9%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Düsseldorf?
In 2023, the city of Düsseldorf recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 38.7%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 147th highest of 400 districts. That is up from 37.4% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Düsseldorf?
In 2024, the city of Düsseldorf had 98.3 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 17th lowest of 400 districts. That is down from 99.8 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Düsseldorf?
At 92.2 in 2023, the number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the city of Düsseldorf ranked 40th highest of 400 German districts (district median 3.8). In 2019 the figure was 101.1.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Düsseldorf?
In 2023, the city of Düsseldorf recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 468 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 12th shortest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 329 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 326 | Kelheim | 5.1% |
| 327 | Osnabrück, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.1% |
| 328 | Oberbergischer Kreis | 5.0% |
| 329 | Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.0% |
| 330 | Paderborn | 4.9% |
| 331 | Tübingen, Landkreis | 4.9% |
| 332 | Verden | 4.9% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 26 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | Rhein-Sieg-Kreis | 44.4% |
| 24 | Cottbus, Kreisfreie Stadt | 44.3% |
| 25 | Koblenz, Kreisfreie Stadt | 44.1% |
| 26 | Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt | 44.1% |
| 27 | Freiburg im Breisgau, Stadtkreis | 44.0% |
| 28 | Viersen | 43.9% |
| 29 | Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 43.5% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 147 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 144 | Tübingen, Landkreis | 39.1% |
| 145 | Baden-Baden, Stadtkreis | 38.9% |
| 146 | Osnabrück, Landkreis | 38.8% |
| 147 | Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt | 38.7% |
| 148 | Region Hannover | 38.7% |
| 149 | Merzig-Wadern | 38.5% |
| 150 | Grafschaft Bentheim | 38.5% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 384 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 381 | Holzminden | 98.9 |
| 382 | Region Hannover | 98.9 |
| 383 | Mettmann | 98.7 |
| 384 | Düsseldorf, Kreisfreie Stadt | 98.3 |
| 385 | Paderborn | 97.5 |
| 386 | Höxter | 97.5 |
| 387 | Essen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 97.5 |
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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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