Education in Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures
At 9.2% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Mönchengladbach ranked 95th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). It was 8.9% in 2019.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Mönchengladbach?
In 2023, the city of Mönchengladbach recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 37.6%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 79th highest of 400 districts. It was 40.5% 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 Mönchengladbach?
In 2023, the city of Mönchengladbach recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 27.4%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 60th lowest of 400 districts. That is up from 18.0% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Mönchengladbach?
At 102.6 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in the city of Mönchengladbach ranked 68th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). In 2019 the figure was 101.5.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Mönchengladbach?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in the city of Mönchengladbach was 29.8 in 2023, 100th highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. That is down from 32.4 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 Mönchengladbach?
In 2023, the city of Mönchengladbach recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 596 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 66th shortest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 95 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 92 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.2% |
| 93 | Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.2% |
| 94 | Saalekreis | 9.2% |
| 95 | Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.2% |
| 96 | Oberhausen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.2% |
| 97 | Olpe | 9.1% |
| 98 | Celle | 9.1% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 79 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.9% |
| 77 | Paderborn | 37.7% |
| 78 | Coesfeld | 37.7% |
| 79 | Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.6% |
| 80 | Rheingau-Taunus-Kreis | 37.5% |
| 81 | Frankfurt (Oder), Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.5% |
| 82 | Schaumburg | 37.4% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 341 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 338 | Neunkirchen | 27.5% |
| 339 | Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt | 27.5% |
| 340 | Ravensburg | 27.4% |
| 341 | Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt | 27.4% |
| 342 | Erding | 27.3% |
| 343 | Remscheid, Kreisfreie Stadt | 27.2% |
| 344 | Heidenheim | 27.2% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 333 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 330 | Cuxhaven | 102.8 |
| 331 | Offenbach am Main, Kreisfreie Stadt | 102.7 |
| 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 |
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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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