Education in Rhein-Erft-Kreis (North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany): official figures
At 4.6% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Rhein-Erft-Kreis ranked 56th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). In 2019 the figure was 4.7%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Rhein-Erft-Kreis?
In 2023, Rhein-Erft-Kreis recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 38.6%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 73rd highest of 400 districts. That is down from 39.8% 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 Rhein-Erft-Kreis?
The share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Rhein-Erft-Kreis was 33.6% in 2023, 167th lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 35.5%. It was 28.1% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Rhein-Erft-Kreis?
At 99.4 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in Rhein-Erft-Kreis ranked 32nd lowest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). It was 106.4 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Rhein-Erft-Kreis?
The number of university and college students per 1,000 residents in Rhein-Erft-Kreis was 4.9 in 2023, 191st highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 3.8. It was 4.6 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 Rhein-Erft-Kreis?
The average distance from home to the nearest primary school in Rhein-Erft-Kreis was 724 metres in 2023, 114th 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 Rhein-Erft-Kreis compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Rhein-Erft-Kreis ranks 345 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| 347 | Oberallgäu | 4.6% |
| 348 | Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kreisfreie Stadt | 4.6% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Rhein-Erft-Kreis ranks 73 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 70 | Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt | 38.7% |
| 71 | Euskirchen | 38.7% |
| 72 | Trier, Kreisfreie Stadt | 38.6% |
| 73 | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 38.6% |
| 74 | Leipzig, Kreisfreie Stadt | 38.5% |
| 75 | Bottrop, Kreisfreie Stadt | 38.5% |
| 76 | Leverkusen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 37.9% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Rhein-Erft-Kreis ranks 234 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 231 | Kleve | 33.7% |
| 232 | Cochem-Zell | 33.7% |
| 233 | Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt | 33.6% |
| 234 | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 33.6% |
| 235 | Neumünster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 33.6% |
| 236 | Herford | 33.5% |
| 237 | Düren | 33.5% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Rhein-Erft-Kreis ranks 369 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 366 | Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.5 |
| 367 | Osterholz | 99.4 |
| 368 | Bremen, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.4 |
| 369 | Rhein-Erft-Kreis | 99.4 |
| 370 | Euskirchen | 99.3 |
| 371 | Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Kreisfreie Stadt | 99.2 |
| 372 | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | 99.2 |
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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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