Education in Birkenfeld (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany): official figures
At 10.6% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in Birkenfeld ranked 59th highest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). In 2019 the figure was 7.8%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Birkenfeld?
In 2023, Birkenfeld recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 32.4%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 155th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 30.6%.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many children under three are in daycare in Birkenfeld?
The share of children under three in day care (Kita) in Birkenfeld was 23.9% in 2023, 22nd lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 35.5%. It was 25.9% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Birkenfeld?
In 2024, Birkenfeld had 100.6 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 47th lowest of 400 districts. It was 99.6 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Birkenfeld?
In 2023, Birkenfeld had 21.6 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 113th highest of 400 districts. That is down from 27.3 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 Birkenfeld?
In 2023, Birkenfeld recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 1,983 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 34th longest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Birkenfeld compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Birkenfeld ranks 59 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 56 | Mecklenburgische Seenplatte | 10.6% |
| 57 | Steinburg | 10.6% |
| 58 | Oberspreewald-Lausitz | 10.6% |
| 59 | Birkenfeld | 10.6% |
| 60 | Landau in der Pfalz, Kreisfreie Stadt | 10.6% |
| 61 | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | 10.5% |
| 62 | Saale-Orla-Kreis | 10.5% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Birkenfeld ranks 155 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 152 | Gießen, Landkreis | 32.8% |
| 153 | Schweinfurt, Kreisfreie Stadt | 32.7% |
| 154 | Bad Dürkheim | 32.7% |
| 155 | Birkenfeld | 32.4% |
| 156 | Offenbach, Landkreis | 32.3% |
| 157 | Hochsauerlandkreis | 32.2% |
| 158 | Plön | 32.1% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Birkenfeld ranks 379 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 376 | Oberallgäu | 24.3% |
| 377 | Groß-Gerau | 24.0% |
| 378 | Dingolfing-Landau | 24.0% |
| 379 | Birkenfeld | 23.9% |
| 380 | Regen | 23.7% |
| 381 | Bremerhaven, Kreisfreie Stadt | 23.6% |
| 382 | Kelheim | 23.5% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Birkenfeld ranks 354 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 351 | Osnabrück, Landkreis | 101.0 |
| 352 | Rhein-Hunsrück-Kreis | 100.8 |
| 353 | Bad Kreuznach | 100.7 |
| 354 | Birkenfeld | 100.6 |
| 355 | Wetteraukreis | 100.5 |
| 356 | Gießen, Landkreis | 100.5 |
| 357 | Vogelsbergkreis | 100.5 |
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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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