Education in Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany): official figures
The share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Kaiserslautern was 9.2% in 2023, 92nd highest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 7.0%. In 2019 the figure was 8.3%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Kaiserslautern?
In 2023, the city of Kaiserslautern recorded a share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification of 42.1%, compared with 29.2% in the median German district, which ranks it 38th highest of 400 districts. It was 43.8% 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 Kaiserslautern?
In 2023, the city of Kaiserslautern recorded a share of children under three in day care (Kita) of 31.6%, compared with 35.5% in the median German district, which ranks it 133rd lowest of 400 districts. That is up from 27.6% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Kaiserslautern?
At 117.6 in 2024, the number of company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants in the city of Kaiserslautern ranked 88th highest of 400 German districts (district median 109.1). That is up from 110.3 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Kaiserslautern?
In 2023, the city of Kaiserslautern had 134.0 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 24th highest of 400 districts. In 2019 the figure was 173.4.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow far is the nearest primary school in Kaiserslautern?
In 2023, the city of Kaiserslautern recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 558 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 47th shortest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 92 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 89 | Rotenburg (Wümme) | 9.3% |
| 90 | Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.3% |
| 91 | Wartburgkreis | 9.3% |
| 92 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.2% |
| 93 | Krefeld, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.2% |
| 94 | Saalekreis | 9.2% |
| 95 | Mönchengladbach, Kreisfreie Stadt | 9.2% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 38 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 35 | Schwerin, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.4% |
| 36 | Osterholz | 42.3% |
| 37 | Bayreuth, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.3% |
| 38 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.1% |
| 39 | Städteregion Aachen | 42.1% |
| 40 | Rostock, Kreisfreie Stadt | 42.0% |
| 41 | Speyer, Kreisfreie Stadt | 41.9% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 268 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 265 | Hameln-Pyrmont | 31.8% |
| 266 | Fürstenfeldbruck | 31.7% |
| 267 | Bergstraße | 31.6% |
| 268 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt | 31.6% |
| 269 | Ansbach, Kreisfreie Stadt | 31.6% |
| 270 | Reutlingen | 31.5% |
| 271 | Dillingen a.d. Donau | 31.5% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 88 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 85 | Unterallgäu | 117.7 |
| 86 | Ostallgäu | 117.7 |
| 87 | Oberallgäu | 117.7 |
| 88 | Kaiserslautern, Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.6 |
| 89 | Ortenaukreis | 117.6 |
| 90 | Donnersbergkreis | 117.6 |
| 91 | Zweibrücken, Kreisfreie Stadt | 117.5 |
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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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