Education in Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures
At 5.8% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Köln ranked 114th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). It was 6.0% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Köln?
At 41.6% in 2023, the share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in the city of Köln ranked 44th highest of 400 German districts (district median 29.2%). In 2019 the figure was 43.1%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Köln?
At 39.4% in 2023, the share of children under three in day care (Kita) in the city of Köln ranked 140th highest of 400 German districts (district median 35.5%). It was 32.3% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Köln?
In 2024, the city of Köln had 91.1 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 2nd lowest of 400 districts. That is down from 102.9 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Köln?
At 95.3 in 2023, the number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the city of Köln ranked 36th highest of 400 German districts (district median 3.8). That is down from 96.7 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 Köln?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in the city of Köln was 465 metres in 2023, 10th shortest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 1,121 metres.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 288 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 285 | Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.8% |
| 286 | Hochsauerlandkreis | 5.8% |
| 287 | Wesermarsch | 5.8% |
| 288 | Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.8% |
| 289 | Viersen | 5.8% |
| 290 | Delmenhorst, Kreisfreie Stadt | 5.8% |
| 291 | Roth | 5.8% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 45 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 42 | Würzburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.7% |
| 43 | Stuttgart, Stadtkreis | 41.7% |
| 44 | Wesel | 41.6% |
| 45 | Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.6% |
| 46 | Wolfsburg, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.3% |
| 47 | Dresden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.1% |
| 48 | Harburg | 41.0% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 140 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 137 | Fürth, Landkreis | 39.5% |
| 138 | Aschaffenburg, Landkreis | 39.4% |
| 139 | Bad Kissingen | 39.4% |
| 140 | Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt | 39.4% |
| 141 | Wiesbaden, Kreisfreie Stadt | 39.3% |
| 142 | Nordfriesland | 39.2% |
| 143 | Helmstedt | 39.1% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 399 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 394 | Nienburg (Weser) | 95.7 |
| 395 | Verden | 95.5 |
| 396 | Diepholz | 95.5 |
| 397 | Minden-Lübbecke | 92.1 |
| 398 | Herford | 92.0 |
| 399 | Köln, Kreisfreie Stadt | 91.1 |
| 400 | Berlin | 87.2 |
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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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