Education in Gütersloh (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures
At 4.7% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Gütersloh ranked 58th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). It was 4.9% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Gütersloh?
The share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in Gütersloh was 40.3% in 2023, 56th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 29.2%. That is up from 39.1% 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 Gütersloh?
At 31.2% in 2023, the share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Gütersloh ranked 127th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 35.5%). In 2019 the figure was 28.1%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Gütersloh?
At 102.1 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in Gütersloh ranked 66th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). It was 98.1 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Gütersloh?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in Gütersloh was 2.1 in 2023, 185th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. In 2019 the figure was 1.8.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Gütersloh?
At 878 metres in 2023, the average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Gütersloh ranked 156th 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 Gütersloh compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Gütersloh ranks 343 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 340 | Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 4.7% |
| 341 | Rhön-Grabfeld | 4.7% |
| 342 | Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt | 4.7% |
| 343 | Gütersloh | 4.7% |
| 344 | Zollernalbkreis | 4.6% |
| 345 | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 4.6% |
| 346 | Weiden i. d. Opf, Kreisfreie Stadt | 4.6% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Gütersloh ranks 57 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 54 | Darmstadt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 40.4% |
| 55 | Oberhavel | 40.3% |
| 56 | Lüneburg, Landkreis | 40.3% |
| 57 | Gütersloh | 40.3% |
| 58 | Mainz-Bingen | 40.3% |
| 59 | Region Hannover | 40.2% |
| 60 | Göttingen | 40.0% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Gütersloh ranks 274 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 271 | Dillingen a.d. Donau | 31.5% |
| 272 | Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis | 31.4% |
| 273 | Hamm, Kreisfreie Stadt | 31.3% |
| 274 | Gütersloh | 31.2% |
| 275 | Wesel | 31.2% |
| 276 | Odenwaldkreis | 31.2% |
| 277 | Bodenseekreis | 31.0% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Gütersloh ranks 335 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 332 | Offenbach, Landkreis | 102.7 |
| 333 | Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt | 102.6 |
| 334 | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 102.6 |
| 335 | Gütersloh | 102.1 |
| 336 | Bielefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt | 102.1 |
| 337 | Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt | 102.1 |
| 338 | Hagen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 102.0 |
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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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