Education in Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Gelsenkirchen was 13.0% in 2023, 15th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. In 2019 the figure was 10.1%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Gelsenkirchen?
In 2023, the city of Gelsenkirchen recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 30.6%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 175th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 32.1%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Gelsenkirchen?
The share of children under three in day care (Kita) in the city of Gelsenkirchen was 18.5% in 2023, 4th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 35.5%. In 2019 the figure was 17.8%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Gelsenkirchen?
The number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in the city of Gelsenkirchen was 108.1 in 2024, 183rd lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 109.1. It was 99.9 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Gelsenkirchen?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the city of Gelsenkirchen was 20.3 in 2023, 117th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. It was 22.5 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 Gelsenkirchen?
At 493 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the city of Gelsenkirchen ranked 16th 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 Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 15 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Prignitz | 13.9% |
| 13 | Stendal | 13.6% |
| 14 | Holzminden | 13.1% |
| 15 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 13.0% |
| 16 | Sömmerda | 12.8% |
| 17 | Altenburger Land | 12.8% |
| 18 | Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 12.7% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 175 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 172 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt | 30.7% |
| 173 | Bad Kissingen | 30.7% |
| 174 | Saarlouis | 30.7% |
| 175 | Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 30.6% |
| 176 | Elbe-Elster | 30.6% |
| 177 | Leipzig | 30.6% |
| 178 | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | 30.5% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 397 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 399 | Berchtesgadener Land | 17.0% |
| 400 | Frankenthal (Pfalz), Kreisfreie Stadt | 16.5% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Gelsenkirchen, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 218 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 215 | Nordsachsen | 108.2 |
| 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 |
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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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