Education in Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt (Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany): official figures
At 4.1% in 2023, the share of school leavers without even a lower secondary certificate (Hauptschulabschluss) in the city of Mainz ranked 35th lowest of 400 German districts (district median 7.0%). In 2019 the figure was 3.8%.
How many pupils get the Abitur in Mainz?
At 50.7% in 2023, the share of school leavers with the Abitur or another university entrance qualification in the city of Mainz ranked 8th highest of 400 German districts (district median 29.2%). It was 52.0% 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 Mainz?
The share of children under three in day care (Kita) in the city of Mainz was 34.7% in 2023, 183rd lowest of 400 districts in Germany; the median district stood at 35.5%. It was 31.7% in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many apprenticeship places are there in Mainz?
In 2024, the city of Mainz had 105.7 company apprenticeship places offered per 100 applicants, compared with 109.1 in the median German district, which ranks it 133rd lowest of 400 districts. It was 106.0 in 2019.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow many students are there in Mainz?
In 2023, the city of Mainz had 163.0 university and college students per 1,000 residents, compared with 3.8 in the median German district, which ranks it 12th highest of 400 districts. That is down from 170.7 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 Mainz?
In 2023, the city of Mainz recorded an average distance from home to the nearest primary school of 514 metres, compared with 1,121 metres in the median German district, which ranks it 27th shortest of 400 districts.
Source: Bundesinstitut für Bau-, Stadt- und Raumforschung (BBSR) im Bundesamt für Bauwesen und Raumordnung · saved copyHow Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt compares with other districts in Germany
School leavers without a qualification (%) (2023)
Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 366 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger ohne Hauptschulabschluss an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers without a qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 363 | Altötting | 4.3% |
| 364 | Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald | 4.2% |
| 365 | Eichstätt | 4.1% |
| 366 | Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt | 4.1% |
| 367 | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 4.1% |
| 368 | Germersheim | 4.1% |
| 369 | Rheinisch-Bergischer Kreis | 4.1% |
School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) (2023)
Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 8 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Anteil der Schulabgänger mit Hochschulreife an den Schulabgängern in %
| Rank | Area | School leavers with university entrance qualification (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Heidelberg, Stadtkreis | 54.3% |
| 6 | Hamburg | 54.2% |
| 7 | Bonn, Kreisfreie Stadt | 51.0% |
| 8 | Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt | 50.7% |
| 9 | Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt | 50.0% |
| 10 | Rhein-Kreis Neuss | 49.7% |
| 11 | München, Landkreis | 49.5% |
Children under 3 in day care (%) (2023)
Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 218 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 (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 215 | Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis | 34.8% |
| 216 | Rhein-Lahn-Kreis | 34.8% |
| 217 | Verden | 34.8% |
| 218 | Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt | 34.7% |
| 219 | Waldeck-Frankenberg | 34.6% |
| 220 | Holzminden | 34.5% |
| 221 | Kassel, Kreisfreie Stadt | 34.5% |
Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants (2024)
Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt ranks 268 of 400, highest first. INKAR indicator: Gesamtangebot an betrieblichen Ausbildungsplätzen je 100 Nachfrager
| Rank | Area | Apprenticeship places per 100 applicants |
|---|---|---|
| 265 | Städteregion Aachen | 105.8 |
| 266 | Worms, Kreisfreie Stadt | 105.8 |
| 267 | Heinsberg | 105.8 |
| 268 | Mainz, Kreisfreie Stadt | 105.7 |
| 269 | Alzey-Worms | 105.7 |
| 270 | Nordwestmecklenburg | 105.7 |
| 271 | Mainz-Bingen | 105.6 |
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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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